Easy Returns Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4803 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4803

To require certain sellers of goods to provide return labels as part of 
          the delivery of such goods, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 29, 2025

Ms. Johnson of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To require certain sellers of goods to provide return labels as part of 
          the delivery of such goods, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Easy Returns Act''.

SEC. 2. PROVISION OF RETURN LABELS.

    (a) Requirement.--No person described in subsection (b) may sell to 
a consumer a physical good that requires subsequent delivery to such 
consumer without including, as part of such delivery, a physical label 
appropriately addressed for purposes of the return of such good.
    (b) Covered Persons.--A person is described in this subsection if 
such person employed, in the preceding year, at least 500 employees.
    (c) Limitations.--Subsection (a) does not apply with respect to the 
sale of a physical good--
            (1) that is perishable and not typically returned by a 
        consumer after delivery;
            (2) that is custom made or personalized in a manner that 
        prevents resale to another consumer if returned; or
            (3) with respect to which the person selling the good 
        offers an accessible and convenient return method other than 
        return by means of shipping, including a scheduled, at-home 
        pickup service that is available without cost to a consumer.
    (d) Regulations.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Federal Trade Commission shall promulgate, 
under section 553 of title 5, United States Code, regulations to carry 
out this section.
    (e) Enforcement by Federal Trade Commission.--
            (1) Unfair or deceptive acts or practices.--A violation of 
        this section or a regulation promulgated under this section 
        shall be treated as a violation of a regulation under section 
        18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 
        57a(a)(1)(B)) regarding unfair or deceptive acts or practices.
            (2) Powers of commission.--The Federal Trade Commission 
        shall enforce this section and the regulations promulgated 
        under this section in the same manner, by the same means, and 
        with the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties as though all 
        applicable terms and provisions of the Federal Trade Commission 
        Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) were incorporated into and made a 
        part of this section. Any person who violates this section or a 
        regulation promulgated under this section shall be subject to 
        the penalties and entitled to the privileges and immunities 
        provided in the Federal Trade Commission Act.
    (f) Applicability.--This section shall apply to sales occurring on 
or after the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.
    (g) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed 
to limit any right or remedy available to a consumer under any other 
provision of law.
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