Representatives Mark Takano (CA-39), Mark Amodei (NV-02), and Seth Magaziner (RI-02) today reintroduced the bipartisan Unsubscribe Act to protect consumers from being tricked into paying monthly membership fees without their explicit consent. The Unsubscribe Act would strengthen consumer protection by: 1. Requiring a simple way to cancel subscriptions that is as easy as signing up; 2. Requiring affirmative consent before charging customers after a free or reduced-cost trial; 3. Require sellers to periodically notify customers of contract changes, charges, and how to cancel a subscription; 4. Prohibiting companies from automatically signing consumers on to a contract.
Mark Takano will support and reintroduce legislation to require a simple subscription cancellation process, affirmative consent before post-trial charges, periodic notice of contract changes and cancellation terms, and a ban on automatic enrollment in contracts.
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Evidence
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In tandem, Representatives Mark Takano (CA-39), Mark Amodei (NV-02), and Seth Magaziner (RI-02) today reintroduced the bipartisan Unsubscribe Act ... The Unsubscribe Act would strengthen consumer protection by: 1. Requiring a simple way to cancel subscriptions that is as easy as signing up; 2. Requiring affirmative consent before charging customers after a free or reduced-cost trial; 3. Require sellers to periodically notify customers of contract changes, charges, and how to cancel a subscription.
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Sponsor: Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (Introduced 01/13/2026) ... Latest Action: House - 01/13/2026 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. ... Tracker: Tip | This bill has the status Introduced ... Short Title(s) as Introduced: Unsubscribe Act of 2025 ... Official Title as Introduced: To increase consumer protection with respect to negative options in all media, including on the internet, and for other purposes.
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The bill text includes provisions for simple cancellation, express informed consent before charges after a free trial, and required rulemaking to carry out the Act.
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The Senate companion text includes a simple mechanism for cancellation, express informed consent, and notice before first charge or price increase after a trial period.
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Takano reintroduced the Unsubscribe Act ... The bill ... requires that all businesses provide a cancellation mechanism that mirrors the customers’ method of enrollment ... receive an additional consent at the end of the trial period before any new payment is collected ... [and] periodic notification of all obligations and changes to their contracts.
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Sponsor: Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (Introduced 01/13/2026). Latest Action: House - 01/13/2026 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. This bill has the status Introduced.
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Mr. Takano introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The bill requires express informed consent for negative options, limits automatic renewal, requires simple cancellation mechanisms, and requires notification before post-trial charges plus periodic notices of terms and cancellation access.
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Representatives Mark Takano, Mark Amodei, and Seth Magaziner reintroduced the bipartisan Unsubscribe Act. The release says the bill would require easy cancellation, affirmative consent before charging after a free or reduced-cost trial, periodic notice of contract changes, charges, and cancellation, and prohibit automatic signing consumers on to a contract.
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Last Action Date Listed January 13, 2026. Mr. Takano (for himself, Mr. Amodei of Nevada, and Mr. Magaziner) introduced the following bill
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Representatives Mark Takano (CA-39), Mark Amodei (NV-02), and Seth Magaziner (RI-02) today reintroduced thebipartisan Unsubscribe Act
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"provides to the consumer a simple mechanism"; "obtains the express informed consent of the consumer"; "a notification of the terms"; "automatically renewed after a preliminary period"
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Sponsor: Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (Introduced 01/13/2026) Committees: House - Energy and Commerce Latest Action: House - 01/13/2026 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. This bill has the status Introduced
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In tandem, Representatives Mark Takano (CA-39), Mark Amodei (NV-02), and Seth Magaziner (RI-02) today reintroduced thebipartisan Unsubscribe Act to protect consumers from being tricked into paying monthly membership fees without their explicit consent. The Unsubscribe Act would strengthen consumer protection by: 1. Requiring a simple way to cancel subscriptions that is as easy as signing up; 2. Requiring affirmative consent before charging customers after a free or reduced-cost trial; 3. Require sellers to periodically notify customers of contract changes, charges, and how to cancel a subscription; 4. Prohibiting companies from automatically signing consumers on to a contract.
Assessments
The promise was to support and reintroduce legislation with specified subscription-cancellation protections, not necessarily to enact it into law. Evidence shows Mark Takano sponsored and introduced H.R. 7048, the Unsubscribe Act of 2025, on January 13, 2026, and the bill text includes simple cancellation, affirmative consent before post-trial charges, periodic notices of contract changes and cancellation terms, and limits on automatic enrollment/negative-option contracts. That satisfies the promised legislative action during the same federal term.
Takano personally reintroduced the Unsubscribe Act in the 119th Congress on January 13, 2026, satisfying the promise to support and reintroduce legislation. The cited bill and press materials match the claim’s core consumer-protection framework, including simple cancellation, affirmative consent before post-trial charges, and periodic notice requirements; the bill’s negative-option structure substantially aligns with the automatic-enrollment concern as well. Because the promise was about reintroducing/supporting legislation rather than securing final enactment, this counts as delivered once he sponsored and advanced the bill in office.
Takano publicly reintroduced the Unsubscribe Act in the current Congress and was listed as the sponsor of H.R. 7048, which contains the promised simple cancellation, affirmative-consent, and periodic-notice requirements. The claim is about supporting and reintroducing legislation, not passing it, so the reintroduction satisfies the promise in his current term.
The promise was to support and reintroduce legislation with specific subscription-protection provisions. Evidence shows Takano himself introduced H.R. 7048, the Unsubscribe Act of 2025, on January 13, 2026. The bill text and Takano's press release match the promised elements: an easy cancellation mechanism, affirmative consent before charges after a free or reduced-cost trial, and periodic notices about contract changes, charges, and cancellation terms. The claim is about reintroducing and supporting legislation, not about final enactment, so introduction of the bill by Takano satisfies the promise in the same term.