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HR 4564 117th Congress House

Federal Trade Commission Transparency Act

Official title: To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to require the Federal Trade Commission to publish on the website of the Commission documents to be voted on by the Commission, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 20, 2021 Introduced by: Guthrie, Brett Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov
Commerce
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Jul 21, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
Jul 20, 2021
Introduced in House
Jul 20, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 Latest action July 21, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Trade Commission Transparency Act

This bill prohibits the Federal Trade Commission from adopting any order, decision, report, or action by vote at a meeting unless it publishes on its website the text of such order, decision, report or action not later than 30 days before the vote is to occur (except when an emergency requires publication less than 30 days before the vote). The bill allows an exemption from this publication requirement if it would result in the disclosure of certain confidential information.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4564: Federal Trade Commission Transparency Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4564/
MLA
"H.R. 4564: Federal Trade Commission Transparency Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4564/.
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H.R. 4564, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4564/.
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[H.R. 4564: Federal Trade Commission Transparency Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4564/)
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