3.0.0 4526 2023-01-11T13:32:08Z 2023-01-11T13:32:08Z House HR 2016-02-10 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 24 (Wednesday, February 10, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. FRANKEL of Florida:H.R. 4526.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clauses 3 and 18 of the U.S.Constitution, respectively giving Congress the authority toregulate interstate commerce and to make all laws neccessaryand proper for carrying into execution the powers ofCongress.[Page H710]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif17 Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee Referred to 2016-02-12T14:34:52Z Referred to 2016-02-10T15:02:30Z 2016-02-12 hsif17 Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade. Committee 2016-02-10 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2016-02-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-02-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress F000462 Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] Lois Frankel D FL 22 N R000435 Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27] ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN R FL 27 2016-02-10 True S001154 Rep. Shuster, Bill [R-PA-9] Bill Shuster R PA 9 2016-02-10 True D000610 Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-21] Theodore Deutch D FL E. 21 2016-02-10 True W000820 Rep. Walters, Mimi [R-CA-45] Mimi Walters R CA 45 2016-02-10 True M001191 Rep. Murphy, Patrick [D-FL-18] Patrick Murphy D FL 18 2016-02-10 True C001066 Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] Kathy Castor D FL 14 2016-02-10 True H001055 Rep. Heck, Joseph J. [R-NV-3] Joseph Heck R NV J. 3 2016-02-10 True H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 20 2016-02-10 True M001144 Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1] Jeff Miller R FL 1 2016-02-10 True P000611 Rep. Poliquin, Bruce [R-ME-2] Bruce Poliquin R ME 2 2016-02-10 True Q000023 Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] Mike Quigley D IL 5 2016-02-10 True T000472 Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41] Mark Takano D CA 41 2016-02-10 True J000288 Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] Henry Johnson D GA C. "Hank" 4 2016-02-10 True W000808 Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] Frederica Wilson D FL S. 24 2016-02-26 False C001053 Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] Tom Cole R OK 4 2016-02-26 False D000600 Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-25] Mario Diaz-Balart R FL 25 2016-03-03 False H001052 Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] Andy Harris R MD 1 2016-05-19 False W000800 Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] Peter Welch D VT 0 2016-05-23 False R000576 Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] C. A. Ruppersberger D MD Dutch 2 2016-06-09 False P000523 Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] DAVID PRICE D NC E. 4 2016-07-07 False C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2016-07-13 False S001191 Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9] Kyrsten Sinema D AZ 9 2016-07-14 False G000565 Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] Paul Gosar R AZ A. 4 2016-07-14 False J000294 Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] Hakeem Jeffries D NY S. 8 2016-09-09 False T000469 Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] Paul Tonko D NY 20 2016-09-27 False B001289 Rep. Byrne, Bradley [R-AL-1] Bradley Byrne R AL 1 2016-11-15 False C001103 Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] Earl Carter R GA L. "Buddy" 1 2016-11-15 False Commerce Civil actions and liability Consumer affairs Consumer credit Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Government information and archives Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Travel and tourism Commerce 00 2016-02-10 Introduced in House 2016-03-16T18:46:16Z Stop Online Booking Scams Act of 2016

This bill amends the Restore Online Shoppers' Confidence Act (ROSCA) to prohibit a third party online hotel reservation seller (an online seller that is not affiliated with the person who owns the hotel or provides the hotel services or accommodations) from charging a consumer's credit card, debit card, bank account, or other financial account for any good or service sold in an Internet transaction, unless the seller discloses all material terms of the transaction.

Before the conclusion of the transaction, the seller must describe, and disclose the cost of, the offered good or service.

The seller must also disclose, in a manner that is continuously visible to the consumer throughout the transaction process, the fact that it is not affiliated with the person who: (1) owns the hotel, or (2) provides the hotel services or accommodations.

States may bring actions in federal courts to obtain damages, restitution, compensation, or other relief for ROSCA violations. (Currently, states may bring such actions for only injunctive relief.)

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) must publish on its website an assessment of: (1) consumers' capacity to understand which company they are transacting with during online hotel reservation shopping, (2) consumer harm from such uncertainty, and (3) whether any practice by a third party online hotel reservation seller violates ROSCA.

The bill expresses the sense of Congress that the FTC should revise its website to make it easier for consumers and businesses to report complaints of deceptive practices with online booking of hotel reservations.

]]> Stop Online Booking Scams Act of 2016 Display Title Stop Online Booking Scams Act of 2016 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Restore Online Shoppers' Confidence Act to protect consumers from deceptive practices with respect to online booking of hotel reservations and to direct the Federal Trade Commission to conduct a study with respect to online shopping for hotel reservations, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Stop Online Booking Scams Act of 2016 Introduced in House 2016-02-10T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr4526ih/xml/BILLS-114hr4526ih.xml 2016-02-12 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.