FTC Autonomy Act

Bill: 117-hr-4488
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
Introduced: 2021-07-16
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Civil actions and liability

Competition and antitrust
Latest action: action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-07-16
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>FTC Autonomy Act</strong></p> <p>This bill provides authority for the Federal Trade Commission to bring civil actions to recover penalties for violations of final orders issued by the commission. Currently, only the Department of Justice may bring such actions.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4488 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 16, 2021 Ms. Schakowsky introduced the following bill; which was referred 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 A BILL To authorize the Federal Trade Commission to independently initiate certain actions to recover civil penalties for such violations.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the FTC Autonomy Act . 2. Federal Trade Commission independent litigation authority (a) Authority of the FTC To recover certain civil penalties The Federal Trade Commission Act is amended— (1) in section 5(l) ( 15 U.S.C. 45(l) ) in the first sentence by inserting the Commission or after brought by ; and (2) in section 16(a)(2) ( 15 U.S.C. 56(a)(2) )— (A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ; or and inserting a semicolon; and (B) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following: (E) to obtain a civil penalty authorized under any provision of law enforced by the Commission. . (b) Conforming amendment Section 16(a)(1)(A) of the Federal Trade Commission Act ( 15 U.S.C. 56(a)(1)(A) ) is amended by striking (including an action to collect a civil penalty) .