S 2208
116th Congress
Senate
Commerce
Civil actions and liability
Consumer affairs
Customs enforcement
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Retail and wholesale trades
PRIME Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 23, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jul 23, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Promoting Responsibility In Markets and E-Retailers Act of 2019 or the PRIME Act
This bill requires products sold through online retailers to disclose a product’s country of origin in accordance with existing requirements for other imported products. Specifically, online retailers must require sellers to provide the country of origin for the online retailer to disclose to consumers. Further, sellers and distributors of internet applications (i.e., computer programs or software downloaded by a user through an internet-connected device) must disclose to the user the country of origin of the developer, publisher, and, if applicable, parent corporation.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1