3.0.0 2413 2023-01-11T13:32:21Z 2023-01-11T13:32:21Z Senate S 2015-12-17 114 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-12-17T20:13:08Z 2015-12-17 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2015-12-17 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ N Commerce Administrative law and regulatory procedures Civil actions and liability Consumer affairs Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Federal preemption Inflation and prices Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Retail and wholesale trades Sales and excise taxes State and local government operations Commerce 00 2015-12-17 Introduced in Senate 2016-01-28T22:50:31Z Tallying of the Actual Liabilities Act of 2015 or the TOTAL Act of 2015

This bill prohibits a retailer under the jurisdiction of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) from selling a product or service through an Internet website without presenting the total transaction amount it expects to collect from the potential purchaser (including all fees, taxes, and shipping and handling charges) before the person commits to the purchase.

The bill sets forth authority for: (1) the FTC to enforce a violation of this Act as an unfair or deceptive act or practice, and (2) states to bring civil actions on behalf of residents threatened or adversely affected by such a violation.

]]> TOTAL Act of 2015 Display Title TOTAL Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced A bill to prohibit unfair or deceptive acts or practices relating to the prices of products and services sold online, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced TOTAL Act of 2015 Short Titles as Introduced Tallying of the Actual Liabilities Act of 2015 Introduced in Senate 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s2413is/xml/BILLS-114s2413is.xml 2015-12-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 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.