To direct the Federal Trade Commission to issue regulations to establish shrinkflation as an unfair or deceptive act or practice, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To direct the Federal Trade Commission to issue regulations to establish shrinkflation as an unfair or deceptive act or practice, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting importers, exporters, and commercial firms. The main policy domain is Trade, Criminal Justice, Labor.
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 H864806AC917E438BB7EA4C45DBD772C4: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Shrinkflation Prevention Act of 2024.
- Section HDEDA26C3AA604E938650792900D8AE61: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, from the third quarter of 2020 to the second quarter of 2022, corporate...
- Section HD62F62FA26F74BC3A558DC07E22AF4B2: 3. Prohibition of shrinkflation In this Act, the term shrinkflation means the practice of downsizing, or reducing the amount or size of a consumer product (as...
- Section HDC934058CDCA4C2FA0029017827F6AD2: 4. Enforcement A violation of a regulation promulgated under section 3(b) shall be treated as a violation of a rule defining an unfair or deceptive act or...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To direct the Federal Trade Commission to issue regulations to establish shrinkflation as an unfair or deceptive act or practice, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting importers, exporters, and commercial firms.
Key Policy Areas
Trade, Criminal Justice, Labor
Primary Purpose
This bill, To direct the Federal Trade Commission to issue regulations to establish shrinkflation as an unfair or deceptive act or practice, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting importers, exporters, and commercial firms.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- importers, exporters, and commercial firms
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- importers, exporters, and commercial firms
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. Perez (for herself and Mr. Deluzio) introduced the following …
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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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