H.R. 4614 119th Congress House

Franchisee Freedom Act

Official title: To provide a private right of action for persons harmed by violations of the Franchise Rule of the Federal Trade Commission, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 22, 2025 Introduced by: Janice D. Schakowsky Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov

Commerce

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Jul 22, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Jul 22, 2025

Introduced in House

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 10

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

FRANCHISEE ADVOCACY CONSULTING
for AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF FRANCHISEE & DEALERS · Connecticut · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
FRANCHISEE ADVOCACY CONSULTING
for ASIAN AMERICAN HOTEL OWNERS ASSOCIATION (AAHOA) · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
FRANCHISEE ADVOCACY CONSULTING
for AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF FRANCHISEE & DEALERS · Connecticut · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
FRANCHISEE ADVOCACY CONSULTING
for ASIAN AMERICAN HOTEL OWNERS ASSOCIATION (AAHOA) · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
FRANCHISEE ADVOCACY CONSULTING
for AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF FRANCHISEE & DEALERS · Connecticut · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
FRANCHISEE ADVOCACY CONSULTING
for ASIAN AMERICAN HOTEL OWNERS ASSOCIATION (AAHOA) · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
10 filings
SENATE
10 filings
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
4 filings

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Cosponsors 4

Bonamici, Suzanne

Oregon · Sep 10, 2025

Ross, Deborah K.

North Carolina · Sep 10, 2025

Huffman, Jared

California · Jul 22, 2025

Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"

Georgia · Jul 22, 2025

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4614: Franchisee Freedom Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4614/

MLA

"H.R. 4614: Franchisee Freedom Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4614/.

Bluebook (legal)

H.R. 4614, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4614/.

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