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HR 1754 115th Congress House Commerce Administrative law and regulatory procedures Competition and antitrust Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to clarify the scope of the exception for common carriers.

Introduced: March 28, 2017 Introduced by: Latta, Robert E. Republican · Ohio See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 12, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Mar 31, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.
Mar 28, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 28, 2017
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill amends the Federal Trade Commission Act to authorize the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to regulate activities of common carriers insofar as the activities are not regulated by the Federal Communications Commission under the Communications Act of 1934 or by the Surface Transportation Board or the Department of Transportation under interstate transportation laws.

Under current law, these common carriers are exempt from the FTC's authority based merely on their status as common carriers. The bill continues to prohibit the FTC from regulating common carriers insofar as they are subject to communications and transportation laws, but allows the FTC to regulate other activities of common carriers under its authority to investigate and prevent unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices.

What's happening now April 12, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.

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