Informing Consumers about Smart Devices Act
Latest action · Feb 28, 2023 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.
- IntroducedJan 26, 2023
- Passed HouseFeb 27, 2023
- 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.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 121 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed406–12 | Feb 27, 2023 |
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 26, 2023.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Original | Jan 26, 2023 |
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 Jan 26, 2023 |
| Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee | Referred Feb 3, 2023 | |
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Feb 28, 2023 |
Actions 11
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 28, 2023Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Feb 27, 2023Mr. Bilirakis moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Feb 27, 2023Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H891-892)
- Feb 27, 2023DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 538.
- Feb 27, 2023At 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.
- Feb 27, 2023Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H897)
- Feb 27, 2023Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 406 - 12 (Roll no. 121). (text: CR H891)
- Feb 27, 2023Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Feb 3, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce.
- Jan 26, 2023Introduced in House
- Jan 26, 2023Referred 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2299, S2300 | Rand Paul R-KY, Ted Cruz R-TX | Jul 11, 2023 |
| House | Debate and remarks H891, H892Text printed H891Recorded votes H897enact | Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ, Gus M. Bilirakis R-FL, John R. Curtis R-UT, Seth Moulton D-MA | Feb 27, 2023 |
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 17, January 26, 2023, page H429.
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. 118-11 | PROMOTING U.S. INNOVATION AND INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY THROUGH A NATIONAL STANDARD FOR DATA PRIVACY169 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Mar 1, 2023 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 90 | Informing Consumers about Smart Devices Act | Related bill | Nov 28, 2023 |
| HR 3898 | Informing Consumers about Smart Devices Act | Reintroduction of | Jun 16, 2021 |
| HR 4081 | Informing Consumers about Smart Devices Act | Reintroduction of | Oct 11, 2022 |
Titles 4
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 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 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 28, 2023Referred in Senate
- Feb 27, 2023Engrossed in House
- Jan 26, 2023Introduced 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.
