3.0.0 510 2022-11-01T16:17:43Z 2022-11-01T16:17:43Z Senate S 2019-02-14 116 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-02-14T19:45:24Z TRUE Fees Act of 2019 116 1220 HR 2019-02-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. Related bill CRS 2019-02-14 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2019-02-14 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. N B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2019-02-14 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2019-02-14 True C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2019-02-14 True W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2019-02-14 True W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2019-02-14 True S001203 Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] Tina Smith D MN 2019-02-14 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2019-02-26 False B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2019-05-06 False H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2019-05-09 False V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2019-06-03 False U000039 Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] TOM UDALL D NM 2019-06-20 False S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2019-06-25 False G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2019-12-10 False Science, Technology, Communications Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration Consumer affairs Contracts and agency Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Marketing and advertising Telecommunication rates and fees Telephone and wireless communication Science, Technology, Communications 00 2019-02-14 Introduced in Senate 2021-07-09T18:43:15Z Truth-in-Billing, Remedies, and User Empowerment over Fees Act of 2019 or the TRUE Fees Act of 2019

This bill relates to transparency for prices of covered services such as internet, television, voice, and data services. Specifically, the bill prohibits a provider of a covered service from advertising the price of the service unless that price is the total amount the provider will charge, including fees or other charges. Additionally, providers are prohibited from providing bills electronically unless consumers are notified by email (or a functional equivalent of email) of the bill's availability and are provided an itemized statement of charges.

If there is an increase in charges, a provider must give clear notice and allow consumers to terminate the contract without paying a fee or penalty.

Providers are prohibited from increasing fees for equipment rental unless the equipment is upgraded to increase functionality.

Finally, the bill prohibits providers from including in a contract a requirement for alternative dispute resolution.]]>

TRUE Fees Act of 2019 Display Title TRUE Fees Act of 2019 Short Title(s) as Introduced TRUE Fees Act of 2019 Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Truth-in-Billing, Remedies, and User Empowerment over Fees Act of 2019 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for certain requirements relating to charges for internet, television, and voice services, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s510is/xml/BILLS-116s510is.xml 2019-02-14 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.