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; 11 are original cosponsors, there from 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 | |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Jul 20, 2010 | |
| D-MD | Donna F. Edwards | Jul 20, 2010 | |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Jul 20, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Jul 20, 2010 | |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Jul 20, 2010 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Jul 20, 2010 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Jul 20, 2010 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Jul 29, 2010 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Jul 29, 2010 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Jul 30, 2010 | |
| D-NY | Daniel B. Maffei | Sep 14, 2010 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Sep 14, 2010 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Sep 14, 2010 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Sep 14, 2010 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Sep 14, 2010 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Sep 28, 2010 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Sep 28, 2010 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Sep 29, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Sep 29, 2010 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Nov 16, 2010 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Nov 16, 2010 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jun 30, 2010 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 30, 2010Introduced in House
- Jun 30, 2010Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1253-1254)
- Jun 30, 2010Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1253 | Carolyn B. Maloney D-NY | Jun 30, 2010 |
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 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Federal Trade Commission to prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Stop Deceptive Advertising for Women's Services Act
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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