Informing Consumers about Smart Devices Act
Latest action · Oct 11, 2022 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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.
- IntroducedJun 23, 2021
- Passed HouseSep 29, 2022
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Informing Consumers about Smart Devices Act
This bill requires manufacturers of internet-connected devices (e.g., smart appliances) that are equipped with a camera or microphone to disclose to consumers that a camera or microphone is part of the device.
The bill does not apply to mobile phones, laptops, or other devices that a consumer would reasonably expect to include a camera or microphone.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 23, 2021 to Jul 1, 2022; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Original | Jun 23, 2021 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jul 1, 2022 |
Committees 2
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 Jun 23, 2021Markup Jul 20, 2022Reported Sep 28, 2022 |
| Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee | Referred Jun 24, 2021Markup Jun 23, 2022Reported Jun 23, 2022 | |
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Oct 11, 2022 |
Actions 16
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 11, 2022Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Sep 29, 2022Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1396, proceedings on H.R. 4081 are considered vacated.
- Sep 29, 2022Passed/agreed to in House: Pursuant to section 10 of H. Res. 1396, and the motion offered by Mr. Hoyer, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 1638, as amended; H.R. 3304, as amended; H.R. 4081, as amended; H.R. 4821, as amended; H.R. 6889, as amended; H.R. 6967, as amended; H.R. 8163, as amended; H.R. 8510, as amended; H.R. 8681, as amended; H.R. 8875, as amended; H.R. 8956; S. 1198; and agree to the Senate amendments to H.R. 5641. (text: CR H8153-8154)
- Sep 28, 2022Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 117-509.
- Sep 28, 2022Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 383.
- Sep 28, 2022Mr. Pallone moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Sep 28, 2022Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8153-8154)
- Sep 28, 2022DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4081.
- Sep 28, 2022At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Jul 20, 2022Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 20, 2022Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 53 - 0.
- Jun 23, 2022Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jun 23, 2022Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 0 .
- Jun 24, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
- Jun 23, 2021Introduced in House
- Jun 23, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H8280Text printed H8280 | Steny H. Hoyer D-MD | Sep 29, 2022 |
| House | Debate and remarks H8153, H8154Text printed H8153Notices H8217Estimated budget effects of H.R. 4081, Informing Consumers About Smart Devices Act | Brett Guthrie R-KY, Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ, John A. Yarmuth D-KY | Sep 28, 2022 |
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
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 109, June 23, 2021, page H3082.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 117-87 | LEGISLATIVE HEARING TO PROTECT CONSUMERS AND STRENGTHEN THE ECONOMY VIA WEBEX251 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | May 26, 2022 |
Related bills 5
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require the disclosure of a camera or recording capability in certain internet-connected devices.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Informing Consumers about Smart Devices Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Informing Consumers about Smart Devices Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Informing Consumers about Smart Devices Act
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Informing Consumers about Smart Devices Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 11, 2022Referred in Senate
- Sep 29, 2022Engrossed in House
- Sep 28, 2022Reported in House
- Jun 23, 2021Introduced 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.
