WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement on bipartisan consumer protection bills that passed the House today.
“These bipartisan bills will help protect America’s consumers, families, and children - both online and in their homes. Reauthorizing the SAFE WEB Act will bolster our protections against malicious cyber-attacks, and allow us to advance in the digital age with security and confidence. As the Privacy Shield amongst the EU and US is litigated, and we expect to hear an opinion from an EU advocate general on December 19th, and a significant European Court of Justice decision early next year, our ability to have these working relationships with countries around the globe will only grow in importance. It should also reinforce our efforts to set a strong Federal standard for consumer privacy to show the world we are united in this undertaking. We are also moving forward with legislation that will help prevent infant deaths and reduce the risk of deadly house fires. We look forward to swift action in the Senate to send these bipartisan measures to President Trump’s desk," Walden and Rodgers said.
Today the House passed the following bills:
H.R. 4779, to extend the Undertaking Spam, Spyware, And Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers beyond Borders (US SAFEWEB) Act of 2006, introduced by Energy and Commerce Reps. Rodgers (R-WA), Bucshon (R-IN), and Kelly (D-IL): This legislation reauthorizes the U.S. SAFE WEB Act, which amended the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Act to improve the FTC’s ability to combat unfair or deceptive acts or practices that are international in scope, through FY 2027 and requires the FTC to issue a report to Congress describing the Commission’s use of and experience with the authority granted by the Act.
H.R. 3172, the “Safe Sleep for Babies Act of 2019," introduced by Energy and Commerce Reps. Cardenas (D-CA), Schakowsky (D-IL), Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Soto (D-FL), Rush (D-IL), and Dingell (D-MI): This legislation addresses the risk of suffocation that infants face related to inclined sleepers by banning all products with an inclined sleep surface greater than ten degrees to address tragic deaths related to incline sleepers. It also addresses the risk of suffocation infants face related to padded crib bumpers.
H.R. 2647, the “Safer Occupancy Furniture Flammability Act" or “SOFFA," introduced by Energy and Commerce Reps. Matsui (D-CA), Griffith (R-VA), Rush (R-IL), and Cardenas (D-CA): This legislation adopts the California flammability standard as the federal standard for upholstered furniture and ensures uniformity in the regulation of flammability standards for upholstered furniture to avoid a patchwork of state laws.
