US HB5510 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on June 16 2016 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-12-13 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 685.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 16 2016 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-12-13 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 685.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
FTC Process and Transparency Reform Act of 2016 This bill amends the Federal Trade Commission Act to: (1) 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; (2) set standards and time limits for the termination and review of consent decrees that the FTC enters into against alleged unfair or deceptive acts or practices that are unrelated to an alleged fraud; (3) prohibit the FTC from recommending a legislative or regulatory action without publishing the economic analysis or advice prepared by the FTC's Bureau of Economics or indicating that no such analysis or advice was given; (4) require FTC investigations involving civil investigative demands to terminate six months after the FTC sends a verifiable written communication to notify the subject of the investigation; and (5) provide standards under which a bipartisan majority of commissioners may hold a non-public meeting to discuss official business. The bill prohibits the FTC's guidelines or general statements of policy from: (1) conferring rights upon any person, state, or locality; or (2) binding the FTC or any person, state, or locality to a recommended approach. In enforcement actions, the FTC must prove a violation of FTC-enforced law. The FTC must report annually regarding its: (1) commenced, concluded, and closed investigations; (2) projected activities and timelines for the next year; and (3) enforcement actions to address unfair or deceptive acts or practices that may have targeted or significantly affected individuals 65 or older.
Title
FTC Process and Transparency Reform Act of 2016
Sponsors
Rep. Michael Burgess [R-TX] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
---|---|---|
2016-12-13 | House | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 685. |
2016-12-13 | House | Committee on the Judiciary discharged. |
2016-12-13 | House | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 114-875, Part I. |
2016-06-23 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. |
2016-06-16 | House | Referred to House Judiciary |
2016-06-16 | House | Referred to House Energy and Commerce |
2016-06-16 | 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. |
2016-06-16 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
HB5093 (Related) 2016-04-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
HB5097 (Related) 2016-04-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
HB5098 (Related) 2016-04-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
HB5109 (Related) 2016-04-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
HB5115 (Related) 2016-04-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
HB5116 (Related) 2016-04-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
HB5118 (Related) 2016-04-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
HB5315 (Related) 2016-05-24 - Referred to House Judiciary
HB5318 (Related) 2016-05-24 - Referred to House Judiciary
HB5097 (Related) 2016-04-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
HB5098 (Related) 2016-04-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
HB5109 (Related) 2016-04-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
HB5115 (Related) 2016-04-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
HB5116 (Related) 2016-04-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
HB5118 (Related) 2016-04-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
HB5315 (Related) 2016-05-24 - Referred to House Judiciary
HB5318 (Related) 2016-05-24 - Referred to House Judiciary
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Aging
Business investment and capital
Civil actions and liability
Commerce
Competition and antitrust
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Evidence and witnesses
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Intergovernmental relations
Public participation and lobbying
State and local government operations
Administrative remedies
Aging
Business investment and capital
Civil actions and liability
Commerce
Competition and antitrust
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Evidence and witnesses
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Intergovernmental relations
Public participation and lobbying
State and local government operations