WASHINGTON - Congressman Dave Loebsack today applauded the passage of legislation to give manufacturers and consumers more flexibility when it comes to providing and accessing product warranty information. The bipartisan E-Warranty Act of 2015 (H.R. 3154) gives manufacturers the option of fulfilling their warranty notice requirements by posting the information on their website. Loebsack is the lead Democratic cosponsor and joined with Congressman Markwayne Mullin (OK-02) to introduce the bill.
H.R. 3154 is the U.S. House of Representatives companion bill to U.S. Sens. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) and Bill Nelson's (D-Fla.) S. 1359, which passed the U.S. Senate unanimously on July 9, 2015. It passed the House by a vote of 388-2 and now heads to the President's desk for his signature.
"I am pleased this bipartisan legislation, which includes a commonsense update to our nation's decades old warranty requirements, is heading to the President's desk," said Loebsack. "The bill will allow manufacturers to post warranty information online and give consumers easy access to written warranties."
If manufacturers choose to meet their warranty notification requirements by posting the information on their website, it must be in an accessible, conspicuous digital format. Manufacturers must also provide consumers with information on how to access the online warranty and obtain a paper copy, either by including instructions on the product packaging or in the product manual. The bill makes no changes to the rules regarding the content of warranty information.
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