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National Legislation
S 1816: Freedom from Equifax Exploitation Act
Sponsor: Elizabeth Warren [D-MAnull] on 2017-09-14
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/s1816
In light of the massive Equifax data breech that impacted the data privacy of 143 million Americans, the FREE Act would force credit-reporting firms to stop charging consumers to freeze their credit.
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National Legislation
S 1712: The SIMPLE Act
Sponsor: Ron Wyden [D-ORnull] on 2017-08-02
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/s1712
The SIMPLE Act eliminates unnecessary paperwork requirements for borrowers enrolled in income driven repayment plans and automatically connects struggling borrowers to the relief that is already available to them under the law. The result will be fewer people weighed down by unaffordable student loan payments and fewer people defaulting.
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National Legislation
HR 2359: Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) Liability Harmonization Act
Sponsor: Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) on 05/04/2017
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr2359
Would dramatically reduce consumer remedies for the worst credit reporting violations (would eliminate punitive damages in individual cases and reduce statutory damages in class actions).
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California Action
Pull back the curtain on prescription drug prices
Date: Tue, August 15, 2017
A California state bill, SB 17, would require pharmaceutical companies to be upfront about their prescription drug pricing. It would require 60 days of advance notice before price hikes could take effect, and would require drug companies to provide information about the reasons for the increase.
Every year, Big Pharma raises prescription drug prices by about 10% per year without giving the public any justification or advance warning. If we can help SB 17 to pass, they will have to provide both.
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National Action
Don’t destroy my Consumer Financial Protection Bureau!
Date: Tue, July 18, 2017
This week marks the sixth birthday of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Yet, some in Congress have marked the agency for dead. Let your Senators know that an attack on the CFPB is an attack on the people who put them in office.
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National Legislation
HR 469: Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017
Sponsor: Doug Collins (R-GA) on 2017-01-12
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr469
The "Sunshine Act" is a direct attack on access to the courts and the regulatory system and undermines citizen enforcement of our laws. It impedes the resolution of consumer protection, anti-discrimination, environmental protection, and other important cases before our federal courts.
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California Action
Tell your California state senators that your privacy is not for sale
Date: Wed, July 12, 2017
Broadband internet service providers want can sell information about you and your online activities without your consent. A state bill (AB 375) would prevent this—but it needs your help!
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California Legislation
AB 375: The California Broadband Internet Privacy Act
Sponsor: Assemblymember Ed Chau on 02/09/2017
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB375
Limits what broadband providers (internet service providers, or ISPs) can do with customer data. The bill was crafted in response to the repeal of the Federal Communications Commission's 2016 internet privacy regulations by the Trump administration.
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California Legislation
AB 315: Pharmacy benefit management
Sponsor: Assemblymembers Jim Wood and Brian Dahle on 02/06/2017
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB315
Requires disclosure of drug acquisition costs, rebates received from pharmaceutical manufacturers and rates negotiated with pharmacies by pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), entities that have played a major role in artificially raising drug prices for consumers, and which currently operate with virtually no oversight.
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California Legislation
SB 33: Arbitration agreements
Sponsor: Senator Bill Dodd on 12/05/2016
http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB33
Would prohibit the use of forced arbitration clauses in contracts that were created fraudulently and allow victimized consumers to have their day in court to recover damages.