WASHINGTON, DC - Last week, members of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), introduced 11 bills that will bring innovation-friendly reform to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Collectively, the bills modernize the FTC for the 21st century and targets reforms for emerging issues to keep innovation first. The bills were inspired by the subcommittee’s Disrupter Series which has examined tomorrow’s evolving marketplace.
H.R. 5093, the Technological Innovation through Modernizing Enforcement (TIME) Act
- sponsored by Subcommittee Chairman Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX)
H.R. 5111, the Consumer Review Freedom Act (CRFA)
- sponsored by subcommittee Vice Chairman Rep. Leonard Lance (R-NJ)
H.R. 5104, Better On-line Ticket Sales (BOTS) Act of 2016
- sponsored by full committee Vice Chairman Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)
H.R. 5092, the Reinforcing American-Made Products Act of 2016
- sponsored by Rep. Gregg Harper (R-MS)
H.R. 5109, the Clarifying Legality and Enforcement Action Reasoning (CLEAR) Act
- sponsored by Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-KY)
H.R. 5116, the Freeing Responsible and Effective Exchanges (FREE) Act
- sponsored by Rep. Pete Olson (R-TX)
H.R. 5136, the Revealing Economic Conclusions for Suggestions (RECS) Act
- sponsored by Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-KS)
H.R. 5118, the Solidifying Habitual and Institutional Explanations of Liability and Defenses (SHIELD) Act
- sponsored by Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-KS)
H.R. 5098, the FTC Robust Elderly Protections and Organizational Requirements to Track Scams Act
- sponsored by Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-FL)
H.R. 5097, the Start Taking Action on Lingering Liabilities (STALL) Act
- sponsored by Rep. Susan Brooks (R-IN)
H.R. 5115, the Statement on Unfairness Reinforcement and Emphasis (SURE) Act
- sponsored by Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK)
