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What They're Saying: PASS Coalition Members Weigh In on SHOP Safe Act

3/15/2022

 
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Various members of the the Coalition to Protect America's Small Sellers (PASS Coalition) have offered commentary on why the PASS Coalition members eBay, Etsy, and Mercari have each weighed in on why the SHOP SAFE Act is a bad idea for their seller communities. 


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POLITICO: Hill Leaders Urged to Strip Shop Safe From USICA Conference

3/10/2022

 
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On March 8, the Coalition to Protect America's Small Sellers (PASS Coalition) joined 37 stakeholder partners in a letter to congressional leadership requesting the removal of the SHOP SAFE Act (H.R. 5374) from the conference legislation between the Senate’s U.S. Innovation and Competition Act (USICA) and the House’s America COMPETES Act. The groups warned that, as currently written, the SHOP SAFE Act could impose unreasonable regulations on electronic commerce companies to prevent the sale of counterfeit products. “Congress should not shoehorn this kind of dramatic policy change into the final compromise between USICA and America COMPETES or other ‘must-pass legislation,” the letter states. “Allowing SHOP SAFE to proceed, as-is and tacked-on to unrelated legislation, would set a dangerous precedent for policymaking that is fundamentally connected to our economy, innovation, competition, and free speech.”


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PASS Coalition Leads Stakeholder Opposition to Inclusion of SHOP SAFE Act in House 'America COMPETES' legislation

1/28/2022

 
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On January 27, The Coalition to Protect America's Small Sellers (PASS Coalition), along with 12 stakeholder organizations representing companies, small businesses, entrepreneurs, and civil interest groups, penned a letter to House leadership that expresses strong opposition to the inclusion of the SHOP SAFE Act (H.R. 5374) in the recently-introduced America COMPETES Act. 


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Pass coalition, Buy safe America, & NAM pen letter of support for inform for consumers Act

12/13/2021

 
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On December 13, the Coalition to Protect America's Small Sellers, Buy Safe America Coaltion, and National Association of Manufacturers sent a letter to support to Congressional leadership on the ​Integrity, Notification and Fairness in Online Retail Marketplaces (INFORM) for Consumers Act. 

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Buy Safe America and the PASS Coalition Applaud Markup of INFORM Consumers Act

11/17/2021

 
H.R. 5502 Protects Americans from Criminals Who Sell Dangerous Counterfeit and Stolen Goods on Online Marketplace
Media Contacts: media@buysafeamerica.org; clamond@thornrun.com (PASS Coalition)
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​Washington, DC – Today, the Buy Safe America Coalition and the Coalition to Protect America’s Small Sellers, a diverse group of retailers, consumer groups, manufacturers, law enforcement, third-party marketplaces and eCommerce platforms collectively supporting efforts to combat organized retail crime and protect consumers and communities from the sale of counterfeit and stolen goods, issued the below statement on the U.S. House Energy & Commerce Committee markup of H.R. 5502.

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Losses mount as retailers fight theft rings, resale of stolen goods on online storefronts

10/21/2021

 
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MILWAUKEE — Thefts from retailers are soaring, with companies saying they are seeing increasingly brazen, organized thieves hitting their stores regularly.

Allowing for a certain amount of theft is part of the business for retailers. It is built into their financial plans. But the growing costs related to thefts have lately become too big to ignore, large national retailers say.


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AXIOS: Amazon's e-commerce bill bind

10/14/2021

 
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​Amazon must decide whether to go it alone in the fight against a bill meant to deter online sales of counterfeit and stolen goods, after its e-commerce peers Etsy and eBay threw their support behind updated House legislation set for a Thursday hearing.


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PASS Coalition Endorses New Inform Consumers Act, Applaud Reps. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL)

10/5/2021

 
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Today, the Coalition to Protect America’s Small Sellers (PASS), a coalition of third-party marketplaces and eCommerce platforms that have joined forces to educate policymakers about consumer protection and competition issues, endorsed the INFORM Consumers Act, introduced by Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and Congressman Gus Bilirakis (R-FL). 

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PASS Coalition sends letter to house judiciary opposing shop safe bill

9/28/2021

 
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On September 28, 2021, the Coalition to Protect America's Small Sellers (PASS) penned a letter to Members on the House Judiciary Committee opposing the SHOP SAFE Act. 

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eBay, Etsy, Mercari, OfferUp, and poshmark Form Coalition to Protect America's Small Online Sellers

3/30/2021

 
Coalition members are committed to encouraging lawmakers to find thoughtful solutions to issues impacting eCommerce while also protecting the important role casual and small-scale sellers play in this economy.
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Washington, DC. – Today, a number of leading third-party marketplaces and eCommerce platforms announced the formation of the Coalition to Protect America’s Small Sellers (PASS Coalition). ​The PASS Coalition brings together like-minded industry leaders who are working to protect the interests of everyday people, small business entrepreneurs, and medium-sized businesses who sell online. Member companies will help to educate policymakers on the benefits of their eCommerce business models while also working collaboratively with policymakers to find thoughtful solutions to consumer protection, competition and economic development issues impacting their industries. The Coalition will support policy initiatives which favor business growth, support entrepreneurship and digital innovation and ensure a safe, secure and convenient shopping experience for consumers


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