S. 2436 · 109th Congress
Federal Trade Commission Consumer Advocacy Act
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Federal Trade Commission Consumer Advocacy Act - Establishes within the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) an Office of Consumer Advocacy and Outreach to protect minority consumers, disabled consumers, and other targeted consumers from unfair or deceptive acts or practices.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Mar 16, 2006
Federal Trade Commission Consumer Advocacy Act - Establishes within the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) an Office of Consumer Advocacy and Outreach to protect minority consumers, disabled consumers, and other targeted consumers from unfair or deceptive acts or practices.
Requires the head of the Office to: (1) assist law enforcement personnel in investigating unfair or deceptive acts or practices that affect such consumers and in increasing the amount of information available about such conduct through the Consumer Sentinel (or an equivalent) database system; (2) provide consumers with information regarding detecting unfair or deceptive acts or practices; (3) administer a program that permits the anonymous reporting of information concerning unfair or deceptive acts or practices that affect such consumers; (4) carry out a program of monetary rewards for reports of such conduct if such reports result in civil penalties; and (5) carry out a public awareness campaign in Spanish.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Federal Trade Commission Consumer Advocacy Act
Latest action (Mar 16, 2006): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2327)
Policy area: Commerce · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Mar 16, 2006
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.