S3819-118

Introduced

To direct the Federal Trade Commission to issue regulations to establish shrinkflation as an unfair or deceptive act or practice, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Feb 28, 2024

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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 S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Shrinkflation Prevention Act of 2024.
  • Section id6a6dbf55d06d4979b1ba90078f23fe74: 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 iddc7dce00421c40d5a0155bdfffb26d00: 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 id583c89f2f7c847168f8f28c695d91577: 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

Trade Criminal Justice Labor

Whole bill

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

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Feb 28, 2024

Mr. Casey (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Warren, Ms. Rosen, …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

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

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