Washington, D.C. — Following the introduction of the “Click to Cancel Act” from Representatives Chris Deluzio (PA-17), Brad Sherman (CA-32), and Congressman Seth Magaziner (RI-2) — the latest in a slew of recent bills introduced to make it easier for consumers to cancel unwanted subscriptions — the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement. 

“A growing, bipartisan chorus in Congress now agrees that letting consumers easily cancel their unwanted subscriptions is a no-brainer,” said Morgan Harper, Director of Policy and Advocacy at the American Economic Liberties Project. “The Biden administration FTC’s Click-to-Cancel Rule was simple, popular, and long overdue — and it was thrown out on a paperwork technicality and discarded by the Trump FTC despite overwhelming public support. In the weeks since, four separate bills — from both Democrats and Republicans — have now been introduced to protect Americans from subscription traps. Congress must now codify this rule to do what the Trump FTC refused to do: deliver commonsense solutions to everyday Americans to save them time and money.”

Prior to the introduction of the “Click to Cancel Act,” Senators Brian Schatz and John Kennedy introduced the Unsubscribe Act, which would require companies to be more transparent about their pricing practices and make it easier for consumers to cancel automatic subscription payments. That same day, Senator Ruben Gallego also introduced the “Click to Cancel Consumer Protection Act of 2025,” which would directly codify the FTC’s rule. The next week, Senator Chris Van Hollen and Rep. Yvette D. Clarke reintroduced the Consumer Online Payment Transparency and Integrity Act, a broader bill that also tackles free trial scams.

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The American Economic Liberties Project works to ensure America’s system of commerce is structured to advance, rather than undermine, economic liberty, fair commerce, and a secure, inclusive democracy. Economic Liberties believes true economic liberty means entrepreneurs and businesses large and small succeed on the merits of their ideas and hard work; commerce empowers consumers, workers, farmers, and engineers instead of subjecting them to discrimination and abuse from financiers and monopolists; foreign trade arrangements support domestic security and democracy; and wealth is broadly distributed to support equitable political power.