For Immediate Release
May 3, 2022
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Washington, DC –  Today, the Buy Safe America Coalition, the Coalition to Protect America’s Small Sellers, and the National Association of Manufacturers representing a diverse group of retailers, 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 sent a letter urging Congressional leadership to include the INFORM Consumers Act in the final Bipartisan Innovation Act package.

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. 

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.”

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. 

Media Contacts: media@buysafeamerica.org; clamond@thornrun.com (PASS Coalition)

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