FTC Commissioner Parity Act

Bill: 117-hr-9048
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Fitzgerald, Scott [R-WI-5]
Introduced: 2022-09-29
Policy area: Commerce
Latest action: action_date: 2022-09-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-09-29
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>FTC Commissioner Parity Act</strong></p> <p>This bill prohibits commissioners of Federal Trade Commission from continuing to serve after the expiration of their terms. Under current law, commissioners continue to serve until a successor is appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9048 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 29, 2022 Mr. Fitzgerald (for himself, Mr. Jordan , Mr. Issa , and Mr. Gohmert ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To prohibit a commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission from continuing in office after the expiration of the term of office of the commissioner, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the FTC Commissioner Parity Act . 2. Prohibition The first section of the Federal Trade Commission Act ( 15 U.S.C. 41 ) is amended— (1) by striking : Provided, however, and all that follows through shall have qualified. ; and (2) by inserting and that a commissioner may not continue to serve after the expiration of the term of office for which the commissioner was appointed after shall succeed .