3.0.0 3675 2023-01-13T04:49:57Z 2023-01-13T04:49:57Z House H HR 2005-09-07 109 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2006-12-05T22:02:54Z Markup by 2006-09-27T22:24:32Z Referred to 2005-10-26T21:53:21Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif17 Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee Referred to 2005-09-19T19:25:33Z Referred to 2005-09-07T13:58:10Z 2006-12-05 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 669. Calendars 2006-12-05 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Stevens without amendment. Without written report. Committee 2006-12-05 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Stevens without amendment. Without written report. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee 2006-09-27 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Committee 2005-10-26 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2005-10-25 18:55:13 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2005-10-25 18:55:11 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 399 - 3 (Roll no. 536). (text: CR H9056) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 536 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2005/roll536.xml House 109 2005-10-25T22:55:11Z 1 2005-10-25 18:55:11 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 399 - 3 (Roll no. 536).(text: CR H9056) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 536 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2005/roll536.xml House 109 2005-10-25T22:55:11Z 1 2005-10-25 18:32:06 Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H9068-9069) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2005-10-25 14:30:35 At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed. Floor H37220 2 House floor actions 2005-10-25 14:18:54 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3675. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2005-10-25 14:18:52 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9056-9058) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2005-10-25 14:18:37 Mr. Stearns moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2005-09-19 hsif17 Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection. Committee 2005-09-07 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2005-09-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-09-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B000220 Rep. Bass, Charles F. [R-NH-2] CHARLES BASS R NH F. 2 N 2006-10-05T04:00:00Z H.R. 3675, American Spirit Fraud Prevention Act http://www.cbo.gov/publication/18190 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on September 27, 2006</p> 2006-10-05T04:00:00Z H.R. 3675, American Spirit Fraud Prevention Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/18190 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on September 27, 2006 Commerce Consumer protection Deceptive advertising Disasters Emergency Management Fines (Penalties) Fraud Law Profit Restrictive trade practices Commerce 00 2005-09-07 Introduced in House 2005-09-13T21:21:10Z American Spirit Fraud Prevention Act - Amends the Federal Trade Commission Act to double the existing statutory civil penalty for a violation involving an unfair or deceptive act or practice in either a national emergency period or disaster period, or relating to an international disaster, if the act or practice exploits popular reaction to the national emergency or major disaster.

Directs the court, in such a case, to hold the relevant person, partnership, or corporation liable for a civil penalty of not more than $22,000 for each such violation.

]]> 81 2005-10-25 Passed House without amendment 2005-10-28T19:35:12Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

American Spirit Fraud Prevention Act - Amends the Federal Trade Commission Act to double the existing statutory civil penalty for a violation involving an unfair or deceptive act or practice in either a national emergency period or disaster period, or relating to an international disaster, if the act or practice exploits popular reaction to the national emergency or major disaster.

Directs the court, in such a case, to hold the relevant person, partnership, or corporation liable for a civil penalty of not more than $22,000 for each such violation.

]]> 80 2006-12-05 Reported to Senate without amendment 2007-02-09T15:49:28Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

American Spirit Fraud Prevention Act - Amends the Federal Trade Commission Act to double the existing statutory civil penalty for a violation involving an unfair or deceptive act or practice in either a national emergency period or disaster period, or relating to an international disaster, if the act or practice exploits popular reaction to the national emergency or major disaster.

Directs the court, in such a case, to hold the relevant person, partnership, or corporation liable for a civil penalty of not more than $22,000 for each such violation.

]]> American Spirit Fraud Prevention Act Display Title American Spirit Fraud Prevention Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to increase civil penalties for violations involving unfair or deceptive acts or practices that exploit popular reaction to an emergency or major disaster, and to authorize the Federal Trade Commission to seek civil penalties for such violations in actions brought under section 13 of that Act. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced American Spirit Fraud Prevention Act Short Titles as Reported to Senate American Spirit Fraud Prevention Act S Senate Short Titles as Passed House American Spirit Fraud Prevention Act H House Reported to Senate 2006-12-05T05:00:00Z Referred in Senate 2005-10-26T04:00:00Z Engrossed in House 2005-10-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr3675eh/xml/BILLS-109hr3675eh.xml Introduced in House 2005-09-07T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr3675ih/xml/BILLS-109hr3675ih.xml 2006-12-05 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 669. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.