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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9279 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9279

   To direct the Federal Trade Commission to issue regulations with 
     respect to shrinkflation transparency, and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 2, 2024

Ms. Omar (for herself, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Carson, Mr. 
   Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Casar, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Bowman, Ms. Lee of 
 Pennsylvania, Ms. Bush, Mrs. Ramirez, Mr. Cleaver, Mrs. Foushee, Mr. 
Horsford, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Tonko, and Mr. Garcia of Illinois) introduced 
 the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                                Commerce

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                                 A BILL

 
   To direct the Federal Trade Commission to issue regulations with 
     respect to shrinkflation transparency, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Shrinkflation Reduction Act''.

SEC. 2. FTC REGULATIONS WITH RESPECT TO SHRINKFLATION TRANSPARENCY.

    (a) Requirement.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Commission shall promulgate, under section 
553 of title 5, United States Code, regulations to ensure that a 
manufacturer incorporates, on the packaging of each consumer product of 
the manufacturer with respect to which the manufacturer has engaged in 
shrinkflation, labeling to inform consumers of such shrinkflation.
    (b) Enforcement by Commission.--
            (1) Unfair or deceptive acts or practices.--A violation of 
        a regulation promulgated under subsection (a) shall be treated 
        as a violation of a rule defining an unfair or deceptive act or 
        practice under section 18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade 
        Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)).
            (2) Powers of the commission.--The Commission shall enforce 
        the regulations promulgated under subsection (a) in the same 
        manner, by the same means, and with the same jurisdiction, 
        powers, and duties as though all applicable terms and 
        provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et 
        seq.) were incorporated into and made a part of this Act. Any 
        person who violates a regulation promulgated under subsection 
        (a) shall be subject to the penalties and entitled to the 
        privileges and immunities provided in the Federal Trade 
        Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.).
            (3) Authority preserved.--Nothing in this Act may be 
        construed to limit the authority of the Commission under any 
        other provision of law.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $1,000,000.
    (d) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal 
        Trade Commission.
            (2) Consumer product.--The term ``consumer product'' has 
        the meaning given such term in section 101 of the Magnuson-Moss 
        Warranty--Federal Trade Commission Improvement Act (15 U.S.C. 
        2301).
            (3) Shrinkflation.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``shrinkflation'' means 
                the practice of downsizing, including by reducing the 
                amount or size of, a consumer product while not 
                decreasing the price of such product by a commensurate 
                amount.
                    (B) Modifications.--The Commission may promulgate, 
                under section 553 of title 5, United States Code, 
                regulations to modify the definition in subparagraph 
                (A) as the Commission considers appropriate.
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