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HR 2702 117th Congress House

SURE Act

Official title: To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to include requirements for declaring an unlawful act or practice, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 20, 2021 See on congress.gov
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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

Statement on Unfairness Reinforcement and Emphasis Act or the SURE Act

This bill provides statutory authority for the factors that the Federal Trade Commission must consider when determining whether a practice causes or is likely to cause a substantial injury to consumers (the factors generally mirror the current policy of the commission).

For example, the commission must consider whether the practice results in monetary harm, unwarranted health or safety risk, and only emotional or subjective harm. Further, to be considered an unfair practice, the net effects (including consideration of the costs for a remedy and the resulting burden on society from making the practice unlawful) must cause injury.

The commission also must consider an economic analysis from the Bureau of Economics.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2702: SURE Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2702/
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"H.R. 2702: SURE Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2702/.
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H.R. 2702, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2702/.
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