E-Warranty Act of 2015
Latest action · Sep 8, 2015 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 184.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 22, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
E-Warranty Act of 2015
(Sec. 3) Amends the Magnuson-Moss Warranty--Federal Trade Commission Improvement Act to require the Federal Trade Commission to revise its rules to allow manufacturers to satisfy requirements concerning the availability of written warranties on consumer products by making the terms accessible in a digital format on the manufacturer's Internet website. Requires the product, packaging, or product manual in the case of a warranty provided on a website in such manner to display to the consumer: (1) the website where the warranty terms can be obtained; and (2) a phone number, postal address, or other reasonable non-Internet based means of contacting the manufacturer to obtain and review such terms.
Prohibits such Internet website warranties from satisfying any requirement that a warranty be made available prior to sale in a retail location, by catalog, or through door-to-door sales, unless the seller makes the warranty available, through electronic or other means, at the location of the sale before the purchase.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 22, 2015.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IA | David Loebsack | Original | Jul 22, 2015 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jul 22, 2015Markup Jul 29, 2015Reported Sep 8, 2015 |
| Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee | Referred Jul 24, 2015 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 8, 2015Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 114-243.
- Sep 8, 2015Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 184.
- Jul 29, 2015Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 29, 2015Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Jul 24, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
- Jul 22, 2015Introduced in House
- Jul 22, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Aug 19, 2015H.R. 3154, E-Warranty Act of 2015As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on July 29, 2015
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 115, July 22, 2015, page H5403.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1359 | E-Warranty Act of 2015 | Related bill | Sep 24, 2015 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To allow manufacturers to meet warranty and labeling requirements for consumer products by displaying the terms of warranties on Internet websites, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- E-Warranty Act of 2015
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- E-Warranty Act of 2015
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 8, 2015Reported in House
- Jul 22, 2015Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
