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On the recordSeptember 12, 2016
Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 5111) to prohibit the use of certain clauses in form contracts that restrict the ability of a consumer to communicate regarding the goods or services offered in interstate commerce that were the subject of the contract, and for other purposes, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 5111 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 ``Consumer Review Fairness Act of 2016''. SEC. 2. CONSUMER REVIEW PROTECTION. (a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal Trade Commission. (2) Covered communication.--The term ``covered communication'' means a written, oral, or pictorial review, performance assessment of, or other similar analysis of, including by electronic means, the goods, services, or conduct of a person by an individual who is party to a form contract with respect to which such person is also a party. (3) Form contract.-- (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the term ``form contract'' means a contract with standardized terms-- (i) used by a person in the course of selling or leasing the person's goods or services; and (ii) imposed on an individual without a meaningful opportunity for such individual to negotiate the standardized terms.…

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