US HB5115 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Introduced on April 28 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-04-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on April 28 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-04-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
SURE Act Statement on Unfairness Reinforcement and Emphasis Act This bill amends the Federal Trade Commission Act to provide additional factors for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to consider before it may declare acts or practices to be unlawful on the ground that they are unfair and likely to cause substantial injury to consumers. Trivial or merely speculative injury or harm must be considered unlikely to cause substantial injury. But the FTC may consider substantial: (1) an injury that does small harm to a large number of people, or (2) a significant risk of concrete harm. In determining the likelihood of substantial injury to consumers, the FTC must consider whether the act or practice results in: (1) monetary harm, (2) unwarranted health or safety risks, or (3) only emotional or other more subjective harm. The FTC must also find an act or practice to be injurious in its net effects before it may be considered unfair. In determining the net effects, the FTC must consider: (1) remedy costs; and (2) burdens on society in general, such as increased paperwork or regulatory burdens or reduced incentives for innovation and capital formation. The FTC may not second-guess consumer decisions, but may consider whether an act or practice unreasonably creates or takes advantage of an obstacle to the free exercise of consumer decisionmaking.
Title
SURE Act Statement on Unfairness Reinforcement and Emphasis Act
Sponsors
Sen. Markwayne Mullin [R-OK] | Rep. Leonard Lance [R-NJ] | Rep. Gregg Harper [R-MS] | Rep. Pete Sessions [R-TX] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2016-04-29 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade. |
2016-04-28 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. |
2016-04-28 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
HB5510 (Related) 2016-12-13 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 685.
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Business investment and capital
Commerce
Competition and antitrust
Consumer affairs
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Government information and archives
Business investment and capital
Commerce
Competition and antitrust
Consumer affairs
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Government information and archives
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5115/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr5115/BILLS-114hr5115ih.pdf |