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S. 936: INFORM Consumers Act

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S. 936: INFORM Consumers Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-03-23 · Commerce · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text: CR S1712-1713)

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-03-23 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text: CR S1712-1713) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

INFORM Consumers Act

Plain summary

Integrity, Notification, and Fairness in Online Retail Marketplaces for Consumers Act or the INFORM Consumers Act This bill requires online marketplaces to collect, verify, and disclose certain information from high-volume, third-party sellers. High-volume, third-party sellers include online marketplace participants that conduct 200 or more transactions resulting in total revenues of $5,000 or more during a continuous 12-month period. Online marketplaces must acquire these sellers' (1) bank account numbers, (2) government-issued identification, (3) tax identification numbers, and (4) contact information. Online marketplaces must verify this information and annually certify any changes to it. Further, online marketplaces must make certain information (e.g., sellers' names and contact information) available to consumers through the sellers' product listings and provide consumers with methods to report electronically and by telephone any suspicious activity on the marketplace. The bill provides the Federal Trade Commission with the authority to enforce these requirements.

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Official text

INFORM Consumers Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] · 9 cosponsors

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Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Raphael G. Warnock (D-GA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] reported raising $84,084 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Record fed-us-cong117-s936 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117