# H.R. 859 (119th): Informing Consumers about Smart Devices Act

Informing Consumers about Smart Devices Act This bill requires manufacturers of internet-connected devices (e.g., smart appliances) that are equipped with a camera or microphone to disclose to consumers prior to purchase that a camera or microphone is part of the device. The bill does not apply to mobile phones, laptops, or other devices that a consumer would reasonably expect to include a camera or microphone.

## How this bill is scored

Tier: no Tier 1 record. A bill with no record cannot newly become Tier 1.
Lane: consumer_awareness. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: consumer_protection. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: disclosure. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: honest_commerce. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: privacy_disclosure. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Tier 1 sign-off: no record. A bill with no record cannot newly become Tier 1.
Stored polarity: mixed. Only tags the rules mark scoreable on a mixed bill are scored. A yea can draw a penalty or a credit according to the tag. A nay on a tag scored as good can draw a penalty.
Roll 109: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass. Vote type: final_passage.
Polarity rationale: Reviewed enrichment (llm_import) polarity: The measure promotes honest commerce and gives consumers information about covert recording devices in their homes, which is a modest good. It does not directly restrain state surveillance or impose substantive limits on intrusion, so its moral weight is limited and prudential.
Theological note: The bill bears on truthful dealing and stewardship of the home. Requiring honest disclosure of hidden recording capacity respects the consumer's right to know what enters his household. Because the measure only requires disclosure and does not limit government or private monitoring, its relevance to household intrusion is modest.

## Recorded votes

Roll 109: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass. Yea 415 · Nay 9 · Other 8.

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