HR9665-118

Introduced

To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to affirmatively confirm the authority of the Federal Trade Commission to seek permanent injunctions and other equitable relief for violations of any provision of law enforced by the Commission.

118th Congress Introduced Sep 18, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to affirmatively confirm the authority of the Federal Trade Commission to seek permanent injunctions and other equitable relief for violations of any provision of law enforced by the Commission., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting importers, exporters, and commercial firms. The main policy domain is Trade, Immigration, Criminal Justice.

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 HDFB50D12DEB74B43A7FFDF4BC948E3DC: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Consumer Protection and Recovery Act.
  • Section HA993E5F3AC264E4CB4CE7D1CE6C8D0F7: 2. FTC authority to seek permanent injunctions and other equitable relief Section 13 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 53) is amended— in...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to affirmatively confirm the authority of the Federal Trade Commission to seek permanent injunctions and other equitable relief for violations of any provision of law enforced by the Commission., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting importers, exporters, and commercial firms.

Key Policy Areas

Trade, Immigration, Criminal Justice

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to affirmatively confirm the authority of the Federal Trade Commission to seek permanent injunctions and other equitable relief for violations of any provision of law enforced by the Commission., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting importers, exporters, and commercial firms.

Policy Domains

Trade Immigration Criminal Justice

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • importers, exporters, and commercial firms
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importers, exporters, and commercial firms:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • importers, exporters, and commercial firms
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federal implementing agencies:
importers, exporters, and commercial firms:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Sep 18, 2024

Ms. Schakowsky (for herself and Mr. Cárdenas) introduced the following …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Trade Immigration Criminal Justice
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section

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