Hearing on "Legislative Proposals to Strengthen Consumer Protection in a Changing Marketplace"

The Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade of the Committee on Energy and Commerce held a hearing on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, at 10:15 a.m. (ET) in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 Rayburn House Office Building.  The hearing is entitled "Legislative Proposals to Strengthen Consumer Protection in a Changing Marketplace."

Key Documents

Opening Statement of Subcommittee Member Dingell as prepared for delivery 

Opening Statement of Subcommittee Ranking Member Schakowsky as prepared for delivery

Opening Statement of Subcommittee Member Trahan as prepared for delivery

Livestream

Witnesses 

Daniel Castro

President

Information Technology and Innovation Foundation

Testimony

John Hewitt

Senior Vice President

Consumer Brands Association

Testimony

Celia Winslow

President and Chief Executive Officer

American Financial Services Association

Testimony

John Breyault

Vice President, Public Policy, Telecommunications, and Fraud 

National Consumers League

Testimony

Legislation 

• H.R. 6832, the Packaging and Claims Knowledge (PACK) Act of 2025 
• H.R. 7502, the Recycled Materials Attribution Act 
• H.R. 7945, the Nitrous Oxide Safety Act of 2026 
• H.R. 5956, the Defending Against Foreign Propaganda Act 
• H.R. 5967, the Strategic Task Force on Scam Prevention Act
• H.R. 3875, the Transparency in Enforcement, Restricting, and Monitoring of Services (TERMS) Act 
• H.R. 3209, the App Store Freedom Act
• H.R. 2713, the Mitigating Automated Internet Networks for (MAIN) Event Ticketing Act 
• H.R.___, the BOSS and SWIFT Act of 2026 
• H.R.___, the Debt Settlement Disclosure Act 
• H.R.___, the Short Term Rental Sex Offending Disclosure 
• H.R.___, the Stop the Fraud Act