Pelosi Says Inform and Shop Safe Acts Should Go in China Bill

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said the Inform Act, which requires sellers over a certain threshold to be verified by e-commerce platforms (HR-5502), and the Shop Safe Act, which would ask platforms to make reasonable efforts to screen for sellers that are likely to sell counterfeit goods (HR-3429), both belong in the China package. The Retail Industry Leaders Association asked for legislation that could tackle organized shoplifters selling stolen products online, she told reporters in the Capitol Wednesday. Inform has been accepted by all major stakeholders, but Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., told us Shop Safe has some business opposition. The bills (here and here) aren't part of the Senate China package that passed with 68 votes.