US Congress House Bill 1754 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Introduced on March 28 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-04-12 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to clarify the scope of the exception for common carriers. This bill amends the Federal Trade Commission Act to authorize the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to regulate activities of common carriers insofar as the activities are not regulated by the Federal Communications Commission under the Communications Act of 1934 or by the Surface Transportation Board or the Department of Transportation under interstate transportation laws. Under current law, these common carriers are exempt from the FTC's authority based merely on their status as common carriers. The bill continues to prohibit the FTC from regulating common carriers insofar as they are subject to communications and transportation laws, but allows the FTC to regulate other activities of common carriers under its authority to investigate and prevent unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices.

To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to clarify the scope of the exception for common carriers.

Rep. Robert Latta [R-OH]

Rep. Pete Olson [R-TX]

Rep. Leonard Lance [R-NJ]

Rep. Paul Mitchell [R-MI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-04-12	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
2017-03-31	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.
2017-03-28	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2017-03-28	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2017-03-28	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2017-03-28	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1754/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1754/BILLS-115hr1754ih.pdf