,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #djdh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #be1 #bjai,mr4  
,m\lton introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to limit ! use1   
record+1 or transmission ( any spee* or 
s\nd captur$ by a sm>t speak]1 or any   
video or image captur$ by a video       
doorbell1 & to prohibit1 z an unfair or 
deceptive act or practice1 su* use1     
record+1 or transmission )\t ! express  
cons5t ( ! consum]4  #a4 ,%ort title    
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,automatic    
,li/5+ ,exploitation ,act ( #bjai4  #b4 
,conduct prohibit$  7a7 ,sm>t speak]s ,x
 %all be unlawful = a p]son :o provides 
any sm>t s]vice ?r\gh a propriet>y sm>t 
speak] to--  7#a7 /ore or make a record+
 or transcript ( any spee* or s\nd      
captur$ by a sm>t speak] unless-- 7,a7 !
 sm>t speak] is specifically activat$ to
 d s by detect+ an audible wake ^w or   
phrase t is kn[n to ! us]2 &  7,b7 !    
sm>t speak] fir/ makes an audible       

response or visual indication ^u        
activation by su* wake ^w or phrase2 or 
7#b7 use any /orage or record+ or       
transcript ( any voice int]action by a  
us] ) ! voice-us] int]face1 or transmit 
su* record+ or transcript to a ?ird     
p>ty1 = any purpose--  7,a7 o!r ?an to--
 7i7 process a reque/ & provide ! s]vice
 ! us] is reque/+2  7ii7 improve ! spee*
 recognition & natural language und]/&+ 
( ! voice-us] int]face2 or  7iii7 help !
 voice-us] int]face to adapt to spee*   
patt]ns1 vocabul>y1 & p]sonal pref]5ces2
 &  7,b7 )\t-- 7i7 fir/ provid+ to ! us]
 ( ! sm>t speak] :5 ! speak] is fir/ set
 up = use a cle> & conspicu\s notice1   
set (f f o!r text 9 any us] agreem5t1 ( 
! specific purpose or purposes describ$ 
9 subp>agraph 7,a72  7ii7 fir/ obta9+ ! 
express cons5t ( ! us] = t specific     
purpose2 &  7iii7 p]mitt+ ! us] ( ! sm>t
 speak] to require ! deletion ( any     
record+ or transcript ( any spee* or    
s\nd captur$ by a sm>t speak] ( su* us] 
at any "t4  7b7 ,video doorbells ,x %all

 be unlawful = a p]son :o provides any  
security monitor+ or o!r s]vice ?r\gh a 
propriet>y video doorbell to--  7#a7    
/ore or make a record+ ( any video1     
image1 or audio captur$ by ! video      
doorbell's cam]a unless--  7,a7 ! video 
doorbell is specifically activat$ to d s
 :5 an individual presses ! button ( !  
doorbell1 or alt]natively1 :5 ! doorbell
 s5ses an individual at ! door/ep ) its 
built-9 motion s5sors1 or is activat$   
remotely by ! us] ( ! doorbell ?r\gh !  
us]'s sm>tphone1 comput]1 or simil>     
int]net-enabl$ mobile device2 &  7,b7   
su* video or image is provid$ to ! us] (
 ! video doorbell at ! "t su* video or  
image is captur$2 or  7#b7 use any      
/orage or record+ ( any video1 image1 or
 audio captur$ by ! video doorbell's    
cam]a1 or transmit su* record+ to a ?ird
 p>ty1 = any purpose--  7,a7 o!r ?an to 
provide ! video1 image1 or audio to !   
us] ( ! video doorbell or to all[ ! us] 
us+ a sm>tphone1 comput]1 or o!r        
int]net-enabl$ device to wat* & talk ) a

 gue/ at ! door by us+ ! doorbell's     
built-9 cam]a & microphone2 &  7,b7     
)\t-- 7i7 fir/ provid+ to ! us] ( !     
video doorbell :5 ! video doorbell is   
fir/ set up = use a cle> & conspicu\s   
notice1 set (f f o!r text 9 any us]     
agreem5t1 ( ! specific purpose or       
purposes describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a72   
7ii7 fir/ obta9+ ! express cons5t ( !   
us] = t specific purpose2 &  7iii7      
p]mitt+ ! us] ( ! video doorbell to     
require ! deletion ( any record+ ( any  
video or image captur$ by ! video       
doorbell's cam]a ( su* us] at any "t4   
#c4 ,en=cem5t  7a7 ,f$]al ,trade        
,commission  7#a7 ,unfair or deceptive  
act or practice ,a violation ( a section
 #b %all be treat$ z a violation ( a    
rule def9+ an unfair or deceptive act or
 practice prescrib$ "u section          
#ah7;a77#a77;,b7 ( ! ,f$]al ,trade      
,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4         
#eg;a7a77#a77;,b774  7#b7 ,p[]s (       
,commission ,! ,f$]al ,trade ,commission
 %all en=ce ?is ,act 9 ! same mann]1 by 

! same means1 & ) ! same jurisdiction1  
p[]s1 & duties z ?\gh all applicable    
t]ms & provisions ( ! ,f$]al ,trade     
,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #da et  
seq47 7 incorporat$ into & made a "p (  
?is ,act4 ,any p]son :o violates section
 #b %all be subject to ! p5alties &     
entitl$ to ! privileges & immunities    
provid$ 9 ! ,f$]al ,trade ,commission   
,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #da et seq474  7b7  
,en=cem5t by ,/ate attorneys g5]al  7#a7
 ,9 g5]al ,if ! attorney g5]al ( a      
,/ate1 or an (ficial or ag5cy designat$ 
by a ,/ate1 has reason to believe t any 
p]son has violat$ or is violat+ ?is     
,act1 ! attorney g5]al1 or o!r (ficial  
or ag5cy ( ! ,/ate1 9 addition to any   
au?ority x may h to br+ an action 9     
,/ate c\rt "u its consum] protection    
law1 may br+ a civil action 9 any       
appropriate ,unit$ ,/ates di/rict c\rt  
or 9 any o!r c\rt ( compet5t            
jurisdiction1 includ+ a ,/ate c\rt1 to--
  7,a7 enjo9 fur!r su* violation by !   
def5dant2  7,b7 en=ce compliance ) ?is  

,act2 or  7,c7 obta9 civil p5alties n to
 exce$ #dj1jjj p] violation4  7#b7      
,notice & int]v5tion by ! ,,ftc ,!      
attorney g5]al ( a ,/ate %all provide   
prior writt5 notice ( any action "u     
p>agraph 7#a7 to ! ,f$]al ,trade        
,commission & provide ! ,commission ) a 
copy ( ! compla9t 9 ! action1 except 9  
any case 9 :i* su* prior notice is n    
feasible1 9 :i* case ! attorney g5]al   
%all s]ve su* notice imm$iately ^u      
in/itut+ su* action4 ,! ,commission %all
 h ! "r--  7,a7 to int]v5e 9 ! action2  
7,b7 ^u s int]v5+1 to be he>d on all    
matt]s aris+ !re92 &  7,c7 to file      
petitions = appeal4  7#c7 ,limitation on
 ,/ate action :ile ,f$]al action is p5d+
 ,if ! ,f$]al ,trade ,commission has    
in/itut$ a civil action = violation (   
?is ,act1 no ,/ate attorney g5]al1 or   
(ficial or ag5cy ( a ,/ate1 may br+ an  
action "u p>agraph 7#a7 dur+ ! p5d5cy ( 
! action initiat$ by ! ,commission aga9/
 any def5dant nam$ 9 ! compla9t ( !     
,commission = any violation ( ?is ,act  

alleg$ 9 ! compla9t4  #d4 ,def9itions ,z
 us$ 9 ?is ,act1 ! foll[+ def9itions    
apply3 7#a7 ,! t]m ,int]net-enabl$      
means1 ) respect to an electronic       
device1 t ! device c connect to !       
,int]net directly or ?r\gh ano!r device4
  7#b7 ,! t]m p]son means any           
individual1 p>tn]%ip1 corporation1 tru/1
 e/ate1 coop]ative1 association1 or o!r 
entity4  7#c7 ,! t]m sm>t s]vice means  
any s]vice provid$ to a consum] us+ a   
sm>t speak]1 su* z ,int]net cont5t      
/ream+ s]vices or virtual assi/ant      
s]vices4  7#d7 ,! t]m sm>t speak] means 
an ,int]net-enabl$ electronic device t c
 be controll$ ?r\gh a voice-us] int]face
 t provides a sm>t s]vice to a us]4     
7#e7 ,! t]m us] means-- 7,a7 an         
individual :o uses or int]acts ) a sm>t 
speak] us+ spok5 or o!r comm&s2 or  7,b7
 an individual :o is provid$ images or  
audio captur$ by1 or ! ability to       
int]act )1 a video doorbell ?r\gh !     
us]'s sm>tphone1 tablet comput]1 or     
simil> ,int]net-enabl$ mobile device4   

7#f7 ,! t]m video doorbell means an     
,int]net-enabl$ doorbell1 equipp$ ) a   
cam]a or microphone1 or bo?1 t-- 7,a7   
notifies ! sm>tphone1 comput]1 or simil>
 ,int]net-enabl$ mobile device ( a us]  
:5 a gue/ arrives to ! entrance ( !     
door2  7,b7 is activat$ :5 ! gue/       
presses ! button ( ! doorbell1 or       
alt]natively1 :5 ! doorbell s5ses a gue/
 ) its built-9 motion s5sors1 or        
activate remotely by ! us] ( ! doorbell 
?r\gh ! us]'s sm>tphone1 comput]1 or    
simil> ,int]net-enabl$ mobile device2 & 
7,c7 may all[ ! us] us+ ! sm>tphone1    
comput]1 or o!r ,int]net-enabl$ device  
to wat* & talk ) ! gue/ by us+ !        
doorbell's built-9 cam]a & microphone4  
7#g7 ,! t]m voice-us] int]face is a     
spee* recognition te*nology t und]/&s   
spok5 comm&s & que/ions to all[ p to    
communicate ) a comput] or sm>t speak]4 
7#h7 ,! t]m wake ^w or phrase means a   
spok5 ^w or phrase t trigg]s ! voice-us]
 int]face on a sm>t speak] to li/5 = us]
 comm&s or qu]ies4