Stop Deceptive Advertising for Women's Services Act
Latest action · Jun 30, 2010 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 30, 2010
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Stop Deceptive Advertising for Women's Services Act - Requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to: (1) promulgate rules prohibiting, as unfair and deceptive acts or practices, persons from advertising with the intent to deceptively create the impression that such persons provide abortion services if such persons do not provide such services; and (2) enforce violations of such rules as unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce.
Cosponsors 36
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 30, 2010 to Nov 16, 2010, with 11 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Jun 30, 2010 |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Original | Jun 30, 2010 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Jun 30, 2010 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Jun 30, 2010 |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Original | Jun 30, 2010 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Jun 30, 2010 |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Original | Jun 30, 2010 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Jun 30, 2010 |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Original | Jun 30, 2010 |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Original | Jun 30, 2010 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Jun 30, 2010 |
| D-MA | Bill Delahunt | Jul 14, 2010 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jul 14, 2010 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Jul 14, 2010 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Jul 14, 2010 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 30, 2010Introduced in House
- Jun 30, 2010Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Jun 30, 2010Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1253-1254)
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3554 | Stop Deceptive Advertising for Women's Services Act of 2010 | Related bill | Jun 30, 2010 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 30, 2010Introduced in House
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