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U.S. GOVERNMENT
INFORMATION .
117TH CONGRESS REPORT
2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 117-509
INFORMING CONSUMERS ABOUT SMART DEVICES ACT
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
Mr. PALLONE, from the Committee on Energy and Commerce,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H.R. 4081]
The Committee on Energy and Commerce, to whom was referred
the bill (H.R. 4081) to require the disclosure of a camera or record-
ing capability in certain internet-connected devices, having consid-
ered the same, reports favorably thereon without amendment and
recommends that the bill do pass.
CONTENTS
Page
I. Purpose and Sum m ary .................................................................................. 1
II. Background and Need for the Legislation ................................................... 2
III. Committee Hearings ...................................................................................... 2
IV . Com m ittee Consideration .............................................................................. 3
V . C om m ittee V otes .......................................................................................... 4
VI. Oversight Findings ........................................................................................ 7
VII. New Budget Authority, Entitlement Authority, and Tax Expenditures 7
VIII. Federal M andates Statem ent ....................................................................... 7
IX. Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives ........................ 7
X. Duplication of Federal Program s .................................................................. 7
XI. Com m ittee Cost Estim ate ........................................................................... 7
XII. Earmarks, Limited Tax Benefits, and Limited Tariff Benefits ................ 7
XIII. Advisory Com m ittee Statem ent .................................................................... 8
XIV. Applicability to Legislative Branch .............................................................. 8
XV. Section-by-Section Analysis of the Legislation ........................................... 8
XVI. Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported ........................... 9
I. PURPOSE AND SUMMARY
H.R. 4081, the Informing Consumers about Smart Devices Act,
requires manufacturers of internet-connected devices (e.g., smart
appliances) that are equipped with a camera or microphone to dis-
close to consumers that a camera or microphone is part of the de-
vice. The legislation does not apply to mobile phones, laptops, or
other devices that a consumer would reasonably expect to include
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