Consumer Protection
Committee activity related to protecting consumers from scams, deceptive marketing, and dangerous consumer products; vehicle safety; privacy of personal and financial data; and Internet gaming.
More on Consumer Protection
The Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce of the Committee on Energy and Commerce will hold a legislative hearing on Tuesday, January 28, 2020, at 10:30 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Legislation to Promote the Health and Safety of Racehorses.”
The Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce of the Committee on Energy and Commerce held a hearing on Wednesday, January 8, 2020, at 10:30 a.m. in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Americans at Risk: Manipulation and Deception in the Digital Age.”
Key Documents
Memorandum from Chairman Pallone to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce
Pallone & Schakowsky Highlight 2019 Accomplishments of Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee
As 2019 comes to an end, Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) reviewed the Subcommittee’s oversight work of the last year. In total, the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee held 15 hearings and the Committee sent 150 letters to the Trump Administration, companies and other entities as part of Committee investigations.