American Spirit Fraud Prevention Act

Bill: 109-hr-3675
Sponsor: Rep. Bass, Charles F. [R-NH-2]
Introduced: 2005-09-07 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Consumer protection
Deceptive advertising
Disasters
Emergency Management
Fines (Penalties)
Fraud
Law
Profit
Restrictive trade practices

Summary:
action_date: 2005-09-07
text: 
American Spirit Fraud Prevention Act - Amends the Federal Trade Commission Act to double the existing statutory civil penalty for a violation involving an unfair or deceptive act or practice in either a national emergency period or disaster period, or relating to an international disaster, if the act or practice exploits popular reaction to the national emergency or major disaster.
 
Directs the court, in such a case, to hold the relevant person, partnership, or corporation liable for a civil penalty of not more than $22,000 for each such violation.

action_date: 2005-10-25
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
American Spirit Fraud Prevention Act - Amends the Federal Trade Commission Act to double the existing statutory civil penalty for a violation involving an unfair or deceptive act or practice in either a national emergency period or disaster period, or relating to an international disaster, if the act or practice exploits popular reaction to the national emergency or major disaster.
 
Directs the court, in such a case, to hold the relevant person, partnership, or corporation liable for a civil penalty of not more than $22,000 for each such violation.

action_date: 2006-12-05
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
American Spirit Fraud Prevention Act - Amends the Federal Trade Commission Act to double the existing statutory civil penalty for a violation involving an unfair or deceptive act or practice in either a national emergency period or disaster period, or relating to an international disaster, if the act or practice exploits popular reaction to the national emergency or major disaster.
 
Directs the court, in such a case, to hold the relevant person, partnership, or corporation liable for a civil penalty of not more than $22,000 for each such violation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-12-05
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 669.
action_date: 2006-12-05
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Stevens without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2006-12-05
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Stevens without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2006-09-27
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2005-10-26
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2005-10-25
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2005-10-25
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 399 - 3 (Roll no. 536). (text: CR H9056)
action_date: 2005-10-25
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 399 - 3 (Roll no. 536).(text: CR H9056)
action_date: 2005-10-25
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H9068-9069)
action_date: 2005-10-25
text: At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
action_date: 2005-10-25
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3675.
action_date: 2005-10-25
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9056-9058)
action_date: 2005-10-25
text: Mr. Stearns moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2005-09-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
action_date: 2005-09-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2005-09-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-09-07
text: Introduced in House