HR 5097 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

STALL Act

Introduced Apr 28, 2016 Originated House Sponsor Susan W. Brooks R-IN

Fact sheet

Latest action · Apr 29, 2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.

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.

IntroducedApr 28, 2016
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Start Taking Action on Lingering Liabilities Act or the STALL Act

This bill amends the Federal Trade Commission Act to require certain Federal Trade Commission (FTC) investigations involving civil investigative demands to terminate six months after the FTC sends a verifiable written communication to notify the subject of the investigation. The bill also provides an exception that allows such an investigation to continue beyond that six-month period if, before the period expires, the FTC: (1) sends an additional verifiable written communication, or (2) votes to extend the investigation.

Cosponsors 6

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 28, 2016 to Sep 6, 2016, with 5 there on the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-MS	Gregg Harper	Original	Apr 28, 2016
R-NJ	Leonard Lance	Original	Apr 28, 2016
R-TX	Michael C. Burgess	Original	Apr 28, 2016
R-KS	Mike Pompeo	Original	Apr 28, 2016
R-TX	Pete Olson	Original	Apr 28, 2016
R-TX	Pete Sessions		Sep 6, 2016

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

Apr 29, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
Apr 28, 2016Introduced in House
Apr 28, 2016Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HR 5510	FTC Process and Transparency Reform Act of 2016	Related bill	Dec 13, 2016

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Apr 28, 2016Introduced in House

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