TERMS Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 3875 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3875 To require online service providers to disclose their acceptable use policies, provide users with written notice before the termination of a user's account, and publish an annual report detailing actions taken to enforce their acceptable use policies, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 10, 2025 Mr. Goldman of Texas (for himself and Mr. Weber of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require online service providers to disclose their acceptable use policies, provide users with written notice before the termination of a user's account, and publish an annual report detailing actions taken to enforce their acceptable use policies, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Transparency in Enforcement, Restricting, and Monitoring of Services Act'' or the ``TERMS Act''. SEC. 2. PURPOSE. The purpose of this Act is to ensure that consumers, businesses, and organizations seeking to use the products or services of an online service provider have sufficient information regarding the online service provider's commercial business standards, processes, and policies with respect to the unilateral termination, suspension, or cancellation of user accounts or ability to use the online service provider's products or services. Such information allows consumers to make informed choices regarding their decision to use or purchase the services or products of an online service provider and promotes a competitive marketplace for such products or servic