Click to Cancel Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4819 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4819

To codify the rule issued by the Federal Trade Commission relating to click-to-cancel, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

July 29, 2025

Mr. Sherman (for himself, Mr. Magaziner, and Mr. Deluzio) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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A BILL

To codify the rule issued by the Federal Trade Commission relating to click-to-cancel, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Click to Cancel Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. CODIFICATION OF CLICK-TO-CANCEL RULE.

(a) Codification.--The rule issued by the Federal Trade Commission on November 15, 2024, relating to the ``Negative Option Rule'' (89 Fed. Reg. 90476), shall have the force and effect of law. (b) Enforcement.-- (1) Unfair or deceptive acts or practices.--A violation of this section shall be treated as a violation of a regulation under section 18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)) regarding unfair or deceptive acts or practices. (2) Powers of federal trade commission.--The Federal Trade Commission shall enforce this section in the same manner, by the same means, and with the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties as though all applicable terms and provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) were incorporated into and made a part of this section, and any person who violates this section shall be subject to the penalties and entitled to the privileges and immunities provided in the Federal Trade Commission Act. <all>