Consumer Protection

WASHINGTON – U.S. Representatives Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and Kevin Mullin (D-CA) and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today led 21 members of the Senate and 27 members of the House in calling on Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought to reverse plans to eliminate the bipartisan, independent Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The CPSC is the only government entity tasked with developing and enforcing product safety standards, facilitating recalls of unsafe products, and educating consumers and businesses about product hazards and best practices. The proposal to absorb some of CPSC’s core functions into a nonexistent division within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), as HHS’ budget is being cut, is unrealistic and threatens public safety.

WASHINGTON – Today, Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Ranking Member Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) released the following statement on H.R. 1402, the Transparency In Charges for Key Events Ticketing (TICKET) Act, which passed the House of Representatives today by a vote of 409-15.

WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), author the Safer Beauty Bill Package, led seven lawmakers in a letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), requesting updates on the status of three regulations the agency is required to promulgate by the Modernization of Cosmetic Regulation Act, which include the draft rule titled Testing Methods for Detecting and Identifying Asbestos in Talc-Containing Cosmetic Products and the yet-to-be-released draft regulations on fragrance allergen disclosure and good manufacturing practices.

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, and U.S. Representative Kathy Castor (FL-14), Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy, reintroduced the Online Consumer Protection Act (OCPA). This legislation addresses the shortcomings of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which, along with overly broad court rulings on it, have failed to hold online platforms accountable to consumers.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky, Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), along with lawmakers Kathy Castor (FL-14); Yvette Clarke (NY-09); Debbie Dingell (MI-06); Robin Kelly (IL-02); Doris Matsui (CA-07); Robert Menendez (NJ-08); Kevin Mullin (CA-15); Lori Trahan (MA-03); Marc Veasey (TX-33); Richard Blumenthal (D-CT); Cory Booker (D-NJ); Bernie Sanders (I-VT.); and Ron Wyden (D-OR), sent a letter to President Donald Trump strongly opposing his illegal attempt to fire Commissioners Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Slaughter, two members of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). These firings could impede the FTC’s ongoing work, including efforts to lower food prices, tackle health care costs, and combat illegal business practices across the economy.

WASHINGTON - Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) and Chairman Gus Bilirakis (FL-12) re-introduced the TICKET Act, bipartisan legislation to improve transparency in the entertainment industry by requiring all event ticket sellers to display the total ticket price—including all required fees—upfront, provide refunds for canceled or postponed events, and protect consumers from deceptive ticketing websites.