HR 5109
114th Congress
House
Commerce
Competition and antitrust
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Government studies and investigations
CLEAR Act
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 29, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
Apr 28, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 28, 2016
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Clarifying Legality and Enforcement Action Reasoning Act or the CLEAR Act
This bill amends the Federal Trade Commission Act to require the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to submit an annual report to Congress about its investigations concerning unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce. The reports must detail:
- the number of such investigations the FTC has commenced and the disposition of investigations that concluded with official agency action; and
- the number of investigations the FTC has closed with no official agency action, along with a description that indicates the legal analysis supporting the FTC's decision not to continue such investigations, and the industry sectors of the entities subject to each such investigation.
The bill prohibits the FTC from identifying a person who is the subject of an investigation in its description of an investigation that closed with no official agency action.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1