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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. 

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. GARCI ́A

of Illinois) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

A BILL 

To direct the Federal Trade Commission to issue regulations 

with respect to shrinkflation transparency, and for other 

purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Shrinkflation Reduc5 tion Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. FTC REGULATIONS WITH RESPECT TO 

2 SHRINKFLATION TRANSPARENCY. 

3 (a) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 1 year after the 

4 date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall 

5 promulgate, under section 553 of title 5, United States 

6 Code, regulations to ensure that a manufacturer incor7 porates, on the packaging of each consumer product of 

8 the manufacturer with respect to which the manufacturer 

9 has engaged in shrinkflation, labeling to inform consumers 

10 of such shrinkflation. 

11 (b) ENFORCEMENT BY COMMISSION.— 

12 (1) UNFAIR OR DECEPTIVE ACTS OR PRAC13 TICES.—A violation of a regulation promulgated 

14 under subsection (a) shall be treated as a violation 

15 of a rule defining an unfair or deceptive act or prac16 tice under section 18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade 

17 Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)). 

18 (2) POWERS OF THE COMMISSION.—The Com19 mission shall enforce the regulations promulgated 

20 under subsection (a) in the same manner, by the 

21 same means, and with the same jurisdiction, powers, 

22 and duties as though all applicable terms and provi23 sions of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 

24 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) were incorporated into and made 

25 a part of this Act. Any person who violates a regula26 tion promulgated under subsection (a) shall be subVerDate Sep 11 2014 06:16 Sep 05, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9279.IH H9279

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1 ject to the penalties and entitled to the privileges 

2 and immunities provided in the Federal Trade Com3 mission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.). 

4 (3) AUTHORITY PRESERVED.—Nothing in this 

5 Act may be construed to limit the authority of the 

6 Commission under any other provision of law. 

7 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

8 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

9 $1,000,000. 

10 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

11 (1) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 

12 means the Federal Trade Commission. 

13 (2) CONSUMER PRODUCT.—The term ‘‘con14 sumer product’’ has the meaning given such term in 

15 section 101 of the Magnuson-Moss Warranty—Fed16 eral Trade Commission Improvement Act (15 U.S.C. 

17 2301). 

18 (3) SHRINKFLATION.— 

19 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term 

20 ‘‘shrinkflation’’ means the practice of 

21 downsizing, including by reducing the amount 

22 or size of, a consumer product while not de23 creasing the price of such product by a com24 mensurate amount. 


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1 (B) MODIFICATIONS.—The Commission 

2 may promulgate, under section 553 of title 5, 

3 United States Code, regulations to modify the 

4 definition in subparagraph (A) as the Commis5 sion considers appropriate. 

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