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HR 2671 117th Congress House

SHIELD Act

Official title: To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to specify certain effects of guidelines, general statements of policy, and similar guidance issued by the Federal Trade Commission.

Introduced: April 20, 2021 See on congress.gov
Commerce Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationFederal Trade Commission (FTC)
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Apr 21, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
Apr 20, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 20, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 21, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Solidifying Habitual and Institutional Explanations of Liability and Defenses Act or the SHIELD Act

This bill provides that in any enforcement action the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) must prove a violation of law and may not base the action solely on guidelines, policy statements, or similar guidance.

The bill provides that no guidelines, general statements of policy, or similar guidance issued by the FTC shall confer any rights or bind the FTC or any person, state, or locality to the approach recommended therein. Further, the bill authorizes a defendant in an enforcement action to offer any such guidelines, policy statements, or similar guidance as evidence of compliance with a provision of law that is enforced by the FTC.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2671: SHIELD Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2671/
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"H.R. 2671: SHIELD Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2671/.
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H.R. 2671, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2671/.
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[H.R. 2671: SHIELD Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2671/)
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