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<dc:title>117 HRES 1261 RH: Of inquiry requesting the President to provide certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to communications and directives with the Federal Trade Commission.</dc:title>
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<distribution-code display="yes">IV</distribution-code><calendar display="yes">House Calendar No. 121</calendar><congress display="yes">117th CONGRESS</congress><session display="yes">2d Session</session><legis-num display="yes">H. RES. 1261</legis-num><associated-doc role="report" display="yes">[Report No. 117–511]</associated-doc><current-chamber>IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES</current-chamber><action display="yes"><action-date date="20220726">July 26, 2022</action-date><action-desc><sponsor name-id="B001257">Mr. Bilirakis</sponsor> submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HIF00">Committee on Energy and Commerce</committee-name></action-desc></action><action display="yes"><action-date date="20220928">September 28, 2022</action-date><action-desc>Reported adversely from the <committee-name committee-id="HIF00">Committee on Energy and Commerce</committee-name>, referred to the House Calendar, and ordered to be printed</action-desc></action><legis-type>RESOLUTION</legis-type><official-title display="yes">Of inquiry requesting the President to provide certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to communications and directives with the Federal Trade Commission.</official-title></form><resolution-body style="traditional" id="HDA5FE5B8DDD34E8695E0C2729093560C"><section display-inline="yes-display-inline" section-type="undesignated-section" id="H47826AC7B0514747B96EEF09C312EA85"><enum/><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">That the President of the United States is requested to furnish the House of Representatives, not later than 14 days after the date of adoption of this resolution, copies of any document, record, audio recording, memorandum, call log, correspondence (electronic or otherwise), or other communication in his possession, or any portion of any document, record, audio recording, memorandum, call log, correspondence (electronic or otherwise), or other communication, that refers or relates to the following:</text><paragraph id="H81E240E4A75E463C9922E616E999E97C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The decision of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to delete <quote>without unduly burdening legitimate business activity</quote> from the FTC’s draft strategy plan for fiscal years 2022 to 2026, as such language has been included in FTC mission statements for decades, through both Republican and Democrat administrations. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5C68D84767494556A68C97F143FFED12"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The FTC’s goals changing from its traditional focus on protecting consumers from fraud, as well as ensuring businesses have clear rules to follow, in favor of an unorthodox interpretation of its antitrust mission to reshape the United States economy.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HEEDE2B9152F54696AB5B547FC49FFFD6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The FTC’s communications and actions with departing commissioners, including casting so-called <quote>zombie</quote> votes after such individual’s departure, and any use of official resources by such individual during or after such individual’s departure.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3501EDF9580F444F8E82AAD66480BD2E"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Complaints received from career FTC employees regarding being silenced with a <quote>gag rule</quote> as well as being terminated for exercising independence from the FTC Chair’s executive staff.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB08FB62994574943A880FCE25ECC3C03"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Communication or coordination between the Executive Office of the President and the Federal Trade Commission to initiate a Trade Regulation Rule on Commercial Surveillance.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H87313EABB3FA4D64999AAF5938726445"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Statement by National Economic Council (NEC special assistant Tim Wu) who reportedly <quote>asked the FTC to see if [you] can craft a rule around data collection</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5DD2FBF5729E4821BA2977BE16B8FE71"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Transmission from the Federal Trade Commission to Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs on a Trade Regulation Rule on Commercial Surveillance.</text></paragraph></section></resolution-body><endorsement display="yes"><action-date date="20220928">September 28, 2022</action-date><action-desc>Reported adversely from the <committee-name committee-id="HIF00">Committee on Energy and Commerce</committee-name>, referred to the House Calendar, and ordered to be printed</action-desc></endorsement></resolution> 

