Protecting Consumers in Commerce Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-4475
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9]
Introduced: 2021-07-16
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Consumer affairs

Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Latest action: action_date: 2021-07-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-07-16
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Protecting Consumers in Commerce Act of 2021</strong></p> <p>This bill provides authority for the Federal Trade Commission to prohibit unfair or deceptive practices by certain common carriers, such as telecommunications companies.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4475 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 16, 2021 Mr. McNerney introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to permit the Federal Trade Commission to enforce such Act against certain common carriers.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Consumers in Commerce Act of 2021 . 2. Authority of Federal Trade Commission over certain common carriers Section 4 of the Federal Trade Commission Act ( 15 U.S.C. 44 ) is amended by striking the undesignated paragraph relating to the definition of the term Acts to regulate commerce and inserting the following: Acts to regulate commerce means subtitle IV of title 49, United States Code, and all Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto. .