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S 1374 112th Congress Senate Commerce Abortion Administrative law and regulatory procedures Consumer affairs Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Marketing and advertising

Stop Deceptive Advertising for Women's Services Act

Introduced: July 14, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Jul 14, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jul 14, 2011
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stop Deceptive Advertising for Women's Services Act - Requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to promulgate rules to prohibit, as an unfair and deceptive act or practice, a person from advertising with the intent to deceptively create the impression that: (1) such person is a provider of abortion services if such person does not provide such services, or (2) such person is not a provider of abortion services if such person does provide such services.

What's happening now July 14, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2543 Identical bill Stop Deceptive Advertising for Women's Services Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Mar 6, 2012
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Nov 16, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1374: Stop Deceptive Advertising for Women's Services Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1374/
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"S. 1374: Stop Deceptive Advertising for Women's Services Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1374/.
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S. 1374, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1374/.
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