To direct the Federal Trade Commission to promulgate regulations that prohibit the practice of deceptive downsizing, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To direct the Federal Trade Commission to promulgate regulations that prohibit the practice of deceptive downsizing, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting importers, exporters, and commercial firms. The main policy domain is Trade, Government Operations, Agriculture.
Who Benefits and How
importers, exporters, and commercial firms may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, importers, exporters, and commercial firms may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H24F30AD8003B4227AEE6183B5C81E174: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Deceptive Downsizing Prohibition Act of 2024.
- Section H62B530FD08F749FAA1A123FA78EDD712: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: Manufacturers of consumer products, including food, are reducing the size of such products while continuing to use...
- Section HF88981F9BA9F40648C10ADE4435D3852: 3. Definitions In this Act: The term Commission means the Federal Trade Commission. The term consumer product has the same meaning given the term in section...
- Section H5DB75F2FB0CE4451B8CD0F18616E7B91: 4. Prohibition on deceptive downsizing A manufacturer of a consumer product may not engage in deceptive downsizing with respect to such consumer product.
- Section H7A4A98BE5628485CAAAC02E842CED7CC: 5. Regulations relating to prohibition on deceptive downsizing The Commission may promulgate, under section 553 of title 5, United States Code, any regulations...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To direct the Federal Trade Commission to promulgate regulations that prohibit the practice of deceptive downsizing, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting importers, exporters, and commercial firms.
Key Policy Areas
Trade, Government Operations, Agriculture
Primary Purpose
This bill, To direct the Federal Trade Commission to promulgate regulations that prohibit the practice of deceptive downsizing, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting importers, exporters, and commercial firms.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- importers, exporters, and commercial firms
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- federal implementing agencies
- importers, exporters, and commercial firms
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Correa introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
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