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S 981 113th Congress Senate

Stop Deceptive Advertising for Women's Services Act of 2013

Official title: A bill to direct the Federal Trade Commission to prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 16, 2013 See on congress.gov
Commerce AbortionAdministrative law and regulatory proceduresConsumer affairsFederal Trade Commission (FTC)Marketing and advertising
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May 16, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
May 16, 2013
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action May 16, 2013

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stop Deceptive Advertising for Women's Services Act of 2013 - 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.

Defines "abortion services" as providing surgical and non-surgical procedures to terminate a pregnancy, or providing referrals for such procedures.

Sets forth the enforcement authority of the FTC, including with respect to nonprofit organizations.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2030 Related bill Stop Deceptive Advertising for Women's Services Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Independent 1
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Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · Oct 28, 2013
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Aug 1, 2013
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jun 21, 2013
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · May 16, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 981: Stop Deceptive Advertising for Women's Services Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-981/
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