A bill to prohibit the use of certain clauses in form contracts that restrict the ability of a consumer to communicate regarding the goods or services offered in interstate commerce that were the subject of the contract, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
114th Congress (2015–2017)
Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.
This bill was enacted as:
8 Cosponsors (6 Democrats, 2 Republicans)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Senate Sends Thunes Bipartisan Legislation That Protects Consumer Reviews to President”
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Sen. John Thune [R-SD]
(Sponsor)
on Nov 28, 2016
“Kansas Common Sense - Honoring All Who Served”
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Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS]
(Co-sponsor)
on Nov 9, 2015
“Issa Praises Senate Introduction of Consumer Review Freedom Act”
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Rep. Darrell Issa [R-CA48]
on Sep 17, 2015
History
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Sep 16, 2015
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Introduced
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Nov 18, 2015
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Ordered Reported
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Dec 8, 2015
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Reported by Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
A committee issued a report on the bill, which often provides helpful explanatory background on the issue addressed by the bill and the bill's intentions. |
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Dec 14, 2015
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Passed Senate (House next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the Senate. It goes to the House next. The vote was by Unanimous Consent so no record of individual votes was made. |
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Sep 12, 2016
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Identical Bill —
Passed House (Senate next)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 5111 (114th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 2044 (114th). |
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Nov 28, 2016
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Identical Bill —
Passed Senate
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 5111 (114th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 2044 (114th). |
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Dec 14, 2016
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Identical Bill —
Enacted — Signed by the President
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 5111 (114th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 2044 (114th). |
S. 2044 (114th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 2044. This is the one from the 114th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 114th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 2015 to Jan 3, 2017. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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