HR 5098 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

FTC REPORTS Act

Introduced Apr 28, 2016 Originated House Sponsor Gus M. Bilirakis R-FL

Fact sheet

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

Progress

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  1. IntroducedApr 28, 2016
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

FTC Robust Elderly Protections and Organizational Requirements to Track Scams Act or the FTC REPORTS Act

This bill amends the Federal Trade Commission Act to require the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to publish and submit to Congress annually: (1) the FTC's plan for the next calendar year, and (2) a report on FTC enforcement actions involving allegations of fraud targeting individuals who are 65 or older during the previous year.

The FTC's annual plan must describe:

  • its projected activities, priorities, rulemakings, guidelines, restructuring plans, and projects;
  • how its activities combat fraud against individuals who are 65 or older; and
  • the projected dates and timelines for such activities.

The FTC's annual report about enforcement actions involving allegations of fraud targeting individuals who are 65 or older during the previous year must include:

  • a description of each FTC enforcement action involving allegations of fraud against such individuals;
  • the disposition of such enforcement actions, broken down by category; and
  • the proportion of enforcement actions involving allegations of fraud against such individuals as a percentage of all enforcement actions relating to unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce brought by the FTC.

Cosponsors 6

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 28, 2016.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-MSGregg HarperOriginalApr 28, 2016
R-NJLeonard LanceOriginalApr 28, 2016
R-OKMarkwayne MullinOriginalApr 28, 2016
R-TNMarsha BlackburnOriginalApr 28, 2016
R-TXMichael C. BurgessOriginalApr 28, 2016
R-TXMichael T. McCaulOriginalApr 28, 2016

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 29, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
  2. Apr 28, 2016Introduced in House
  3. 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.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 5510FTC Process and Transparency Reform Act of 2016Related billDec 13, 2016

Subjects

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

Text 1

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  1. Apr 28, 2016Introduced in House

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