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HR 4488 117th Congress House

FTC Autonomy Act

Official title: To authorize the Federal Trade Commission to independently initiate certain actions to recover civil penalties for such violations.

Introduced: February 1, 2022 Introduced by: Schakowsky, Janice D. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
Commerce Civil actions and liabilityCompetition and antitrust
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This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
Jul 19, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
Jul 16, 2021
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.
Jul 16, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 1, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

FTC Autonomy Act

This bill provides authority for the Federal Trade Commission to bring civil actions to recover penalties for violations of final orders issued by the commission. Currently, only the Department of Justice may bring such actions.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Feb 1, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4488: FTC Autonomy Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4488/
MLA
"H.R. 4488: FTC Autonomy Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4488/.
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H.R. 4488, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4488/.
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[H.R. 4488: FTC Autonomy Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4488/)
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