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United States of America: Introduced INFORM Act requiring online marketplaces to verify certain information on high-volume third party sellers

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Introduced INFORM Act requiring online marketplaces to verify certain information on high-volume third party sellers

The Bill "To require online marketplaces to verify certain information regarding high-volume third party sellers of consumer products on such online marketplaces and to disclose to consumers certain contact and other information regarding such high-…

Scope

Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
User identification requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: e-commerce
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament

Complete timeline of this policy change

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2021-10-05
under deliberation

The Bill "To require online marketplaces to verify certain information regarding high-volume third …

2022-12-22
under deliberation

On 22 December 2022, the Senate passed the INFORM Consumers Act by incorporating it into the Consol…

2022-12-23
adopted

On 23 December 2022, the INFORM Consumers Act was adopted by the House of Representatives. The ACT …

2022-12-29
in grace period

On 29 December 2022, the INFORM Consumers Act entered into force after being signed into law by the…

2023-06-27
in force

On 27 June 2023, the INFORM Consumers Act was implemented, 180 days after it was enacted. The ACT w…