Transforming the FTC: Legislation to Modernize Consumer Protection

Dec 8, 2022

The Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce of the Committee on Energy and Commerce will hold a hybrid legislative hearing that includes both in-person and remote attendance on Wednesday, July 28, 2021, at 10:30 a.m. This hearing will take place in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building, as well as remotely using Cisco Webex online video conferencing. The hearing is entitled, "Transforming the FTC: Legislation to Modernize Consumer Protection."

Legislation:

H.R. 2671, the "Solidifying Habitual and Institutional Explanations of Liability and Defenses Act" or the "SHIELD Act"

H.R. 2672, the "FTC Robust Elderly Protections and Organizational Requirements to Track Scams Act" or the "FTC REPORTS Act"

H.R. 2676, the "Revealing Economic Conclusions for Suggestions Act" or the "RECS Act"

H.R. 2677, the "Technological Innovation through Modernizing Enforcement Act" or the "TIME Act"

H.R. 2690, the "Clarifying Legality and Enforcement Action Reasoning Act" or the "CLEAR Act"

H.R. 2702, the "Statement on Unfairness Reinforcement and Emphasis Act" or the "SURE Act"

H.R. 3067, the "Online Consumer Protection Act"

H.R. 3918, a bill to amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to permit the Federal Trade Commission to enforce such Act against certain tax-exempt organizations

H.R. 4447, the "21st Century FTC Act"

H.R. 4460, the "Consumer Equity Protection Act of 2021"

H.R. 4475, the "Protecting Consumers in Commerce Act of 2021"

H.R. 4483, the "Veterans and Servicemember Consumer Protection Act of 2021"

H.R. 4488, the "FTC Autonomy Act"

H.R. 4530, the "Federal Trade Commission Technologies Act of 2021"

H.R. 4551, the "Reporting Attacks from Nations Selected for Oversight and Monitoring Web Attacks and Ransomware from Enemies Act" or the "RANSOMWARE Act"

H.R. 4564, the "Federal Trade Commission Transparency Act"

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