21st Century FTC Act

This bill changes how the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) writes rules on unfair or deceptive business practices. It would let the FTC use the standard notice-and-comment process by removing extra steps now in the law. These steps include advance notices and informal hearings, and the law would no longer require a regulatory analysis for these rules. It would also change the standard courts use when reviewing these rules. The bill would also let the FTC seek civil penalties from businesses that knowingly violate the FTC Act itself, not only FTC rules.

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Sponsors

• Kathy Castor Democrat sponsor
• 1 cosponsors