Online Consumer Protection Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4887.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 128, July 25, 2023, Page H3952):
  Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: The Congress shall have Power . . . To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes. The single subject of this legislation is: Makes violations of certain terms of service and policies by social media platforms and online marketplaces unfair or deceptive acts or practices subject to enforcement by the Federal Trade Commission and not protected by Section 230.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 25, 2023 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

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  446 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 4887, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/4887

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  January 16, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  63fc0b6bf1892ad2f1f22402d7d7a172fe46ce83af011c925723b7f19de0024d

  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of January 16, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 4887, last updated January 16, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 14, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.