Introduce the Power To The Players Act directing the FTC to protect ownership and transfer of purchased video games and require an offline mode before online servers shut down.

Ritchie Torres · New York · Democratic

policy impact 0.50 specificity 0.95 extraction confidence 99%

Commitment kind: action. Promised action: Introduce the Power To The Players Act.. Promised outcome: The proposed legislation would establish consumer ownership rather than revocable licenses, protect game transfer rights, and require an offline mode before supporting servers shut down.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. Announced October 15, 2026, in his capacity as U.S. Representative for New York’s 15th District; the explicit commitment is to introduce legislation.

Occurrences

Today, Rep. Ritchie Torres (NY-15) announced he will introduce the Power To The Players Act , legislation that would direct the Federal Trade Commission to establish regulations protecting consumers’ ability to own and play the video games they purchase.

Torres commits to introducing legislation protecting video game ownership, transfer rights, and continued play, including offline access before server shutdowns.

Rep. Torres Announces Power To The Players Act, Legislation to Ensure Gamers Own Their Games
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Evidence

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Today, Rep. Ritchie Torres (NY-15) announced he will introduce the Power To The Players Act

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Torres announced plans for FTC rules protecting purchased-game ownership and transfer, including an offline mode before server shutdowns. The official release provides no bill number or legislative text and describes introduction as a future action. Searches covering October 16–18 found no verifiable official introduction record; direct Congress.gov access was blocked. The introduction commitment remains unresolved, with no documented deadline expired. This announcement alone does not establish concrete legislative effort.

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Rep. Torres Announces Power To The Players Act, Legislation to Ensure Gamers Own Their Games
primary · model gpt-6.1-sol · confidence 91%

Assessments

Public state: pending As of 2026-10-18 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. unknown

The verified commitment is to introduce legislation, not enact its provisions. Passage 68278 establishes only an announcement of future introduction; it does not verify that Torres introduced the bill or took concrete legislative action. No documented deadline has expired as of October 18, 2026.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-6.1-sol · confidence 98%