Truth in Advertising Act of 2014
Latest action · Apr 29, 2014 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3251)
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.
- IntroducedMar 27, 2014
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Truth in Advertising Act of 2014 - Directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to submit a report to Congress that contains: (1) a strategy to reduce the use, in advertising and other media for the promotion of commercial products, of images that have been altered to materially change the physical characteristics of the faces and bodies of the individuals depicted; and (2) recommendations for a risk-based regulatory framework with respect to such use.
Requires the FTC to solicit input from external stakeholders and experts including, to the extent practicable, from: (1) stakeholders that are geographically and culturally diverse; and (2) experts from physical and mental health, business, and consumer advocacy communities.
Cosponsors 9
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 27, 2014 to Dec 3, 2014, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Original | Mar 27, 2014 |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Original | Mar 27, 2014 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Dec 3, 2014 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Dec 3, 2014 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Dec 3, 2014 | |
| D-UT | Jim Matheson | Dec 3, 2014 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Dec 3, 2014 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Dec 3, 2014 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Dec 3, 2014 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 29, 2014Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3251)
- Mar 28, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
- Mar 27, 2014Introduced in House
- Mar 27, 2014Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
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Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 27, 2014Introduced in House
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