To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to clarify the scope of the exception for common carriers.
Latest action · Apr 12, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
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 28, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill amends the Federal Trade Commission Act to authorize the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to regulate activities of common carriers insofar as the activities are not regulated by the Federal Communications Commission under the Communications Act of 1934 or by the Surface Transportation Board or the Department of Transportation under interstate transportation laws.
Under current law, these common carriers are exempt from the FTC's authority based merely on their status as common carriers. The bill continues to prohibit the FTC from regulating common carriers insofar as they are subject to communications and transportation laws, but allows the FTC to regulate other activities of common carriers under its authority to investigate and prevent unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 28, 2017 to Apr 6, 2017, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Pete Olson | Original | Mar 28, 2017 |
| R-NJ | Leonard Lance | Apr 6, 2017 | |
| R-MI | Paul Mitchell | Apr 6, 2017 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 12, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
- Mar 31, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.
- Mar 28, 2017Introduced in House
- Mar 28, 2017Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
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Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 28, 2017Introduced in House
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