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H.R. 1220: TRUE Fees Act of 2019

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H.R. 1220: TRUE Fees Act of 2019

116th Congress · introduced 2019-02-14 · Science, Technology, Communications · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-02-14 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

TRUE Fees Act of 2019

Plain summary

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.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

TRUE Fees Act of 2019

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] · 55 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Mark Takano (D-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Mike Thompson (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Jared Huffman (D-CA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Ed Case (D-HI), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Jared F. Golden (D-ME), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Grace Meng (D-NY), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Lauren Underwood (D-IL), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Bill Foster (D-IL), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), William R. Keating (D-MA)

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Resolution
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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr1220 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116