HR 4501 · 111th Congress · Commerce

Guarantee of a Legitimate Deal Act of 2010

Introduced 2010-01-21· Sponsored by Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.(2010-12-09)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 2010-12-08
Roll #620
Yea 324Nay 81
Democrats
239 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
85 Yea·81 Nay
PassedHouse · 2010-12-08
Roll #620
Yea 324Nay 81
Democrats
239 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
85 Yea·81 Nay

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Guarantee of a Legitimate Deal Act of 2009 - Defines an "online purchaser of precious metals" as a person who is in the business of purchasing jewelry or other precious metals directly from consumers and maintains a website through which such person solicits such transactions. Makes it unlawful for any online purchaser of precious metals to: (1) refine or otherwise permanently destroy an item of jewelry or precious metal before receiving an affirmative acceptance of such purchaser's offer from the consumer to whom the offer was made; (2) fail to promptly return to the consumer any jewelry or other precious metal if the consumer declines the purchase offer; or (3) fail to insure any shipment in an amount equal to either 60% of the melt value or the amount the consumer insured the shipment for. Treats a violation of this Act as an unfair and deceptive act or practice under the Federal Trade Commission Act. Requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to enforce this Act as though all applicable terms and provisions of that Act were incorporated into and made a part of this Act.…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 4501, Guarantee of a Legitimate Deal Act of 2010

Sep 2, 2010

<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered by the Committee on Energy and Commerce on July 15, 2010</p>

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H.R. 4501, Guarantee of a Legitimate Deal Act of 2010

Sep 2, 2010

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered by the Committee on Energy and Commerce on July 15, 2010

Full CBO report ↗

Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office