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Click to Cancel Consumer Protection Act of 2025

To codify the Federal Trade Commission's negative option rule.

Introduced Jul 10, 2025

Latest action (Jul 10, 2025) Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Referred to
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Policy area
Commerce
Issues
Economy & Taxes

Summary

This bill codifies the Federal Trade Commission's negative option rule into federal law, making the FTC's regulatory requirements for subscription and cancellation practices legally binding through statute. The bill specifically adopts Part 425 of title 16 of the Code of Federal Regulations as it existed on July 7, 2025, which contains the FTC's rules governing negative option transactions—such as automatically renewing subscriptions. By converting the regulatory rule into law, the bill aims to establish a statutory basis for consumer protections related to subscription cancellation and negative option billing practices.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
2 cosponsors

Actions (2)
  1. Jul 10, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. · senate
  2. Jul 10, 2025 Introduced in Senate

Similar bills (6)

Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.

  • HR 4819 — Click to Cancel Act of 2025 · Introduced Jul 29, 2025 · Cong. 119 77%
  • HJRES 183 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to the withdrawal of the rule relating to "Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2023-01: Unlawful Negative Option Marketing Practices". · Introduced May 12, 2026 · Cong. 119 72%
  • SJRES 160 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to the withdrawal of the rule relating to "Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2023-01: Unlawful Negative Option Marketing Practices". · Introduced Apr 13, 2026 · Cong. 119 71%
  • HR 5226 — Deceptive Downsizing Prohibition Act of 2025 · Introduced Sep 9, 2025 · Cong. 119 67%
  • SJRES 57 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Trade Commission relating to "Negative Option Rule". · Introduced Jun 9, 2025 · Cong. 119 67%
  • S 2419 — Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2025 · Introduced Jul 23, 2025 · Cong. 119 64%

Full text

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

July 10, 2025

Mr. Gallego (for himself and Mr. Welch) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

A BILL

To codify the Federal Trade Commission’s negative option rule.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “Click to Cancel Consumer Protection Act of 2025”.

SEC. 2. CODIFYING THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION’S NEGATIVE OPTION RULE.

Part 425 of title 16, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on July 7, 2025, shall have the force and effect of law. <all>

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