H.R. 5315 · 114th Congress
CLEAR Act of 2016
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Clarifying Legality and Enforcement Action Reasoning Act of 2016 or the CLEAR Act of 2016
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · May 24, 2016
Clarifying Legality and Enforcement Action Reasoning Act of 2016 or the CLEAR Act of 2016
This bill amends the Federal Trade Commission Act to require the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to submit an annual report to Congress about its investigations concerning unfair or deceptive acts or practices, or unfair methods of competition, in or affecting commerce. The reports must detail:
- the number of such investigations the FTC has commenced and the disposition of investigations that concluded with official agency action; and
- the number of investigations the FTC has closed with no official agency action, along with a description that indicates the legal analysis supporting the FTC's decision not to continue such investigations, and the industry sectors of the entities subject to each such investigation.
The bill prohibits the FTC from identifying a person who is the subject of an investigation in its description of an investigation that closed with no official agency action.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: CLEAR Act of 2016
Also known as: Clarifying Legality and Enforcement Action Reasoning Act of 2016
Latest action (May 24, 2016): 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.
Policy area: Commerce · Origin: House · Introduced: May 24, 2016
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.