Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Trade Commission relating to ''Negative Option Rule''.
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2025-06-09 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
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This proposed resolution would cancel the Federal Trade Commission’s “Negative Option Rule.” If the resolution became law, that rule would have no legal force or effect.
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That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Federal Trade Commission relating to Negative Option Rule (89 Fed. Reg. 90476 (November 15, 2024)), and such rule shall have no force or effect.
The proposal identifies the rule by its Federal Register publication: volume 89, page 90476, dated November 15, 2024. Its operative provision would remove that rule’s legal effect.
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Negative Option Rule (89 Fed. Reg. 90476 (November 15, 2024)), and such rule shall have no force or effect.
The official-actions snapshot updated February 4, 2026, records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on June 9, 2025.
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2025-06-09: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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