3.0.0 5098 2023-01-11T13:31:32Z 2023-01-11T13:31:32Z House HR 2016-04-28 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 66 (Thursday, April 28, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BILIRAKIS:H.R. 5098.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to Article I, Section 8,Clause 1 (which states that ``The Congress shall have thePower To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises,to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defense andgeneral Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Impostsand Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States'')and Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 (which states that theCongress shall have the Power ``To regulate Commerce withforeign Nations, and among the several States, and with theIndian tribes') of the Constitution of the United States.[Page H2109]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif17 Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee Referred to 2016-04-29T18:48:38Z Referred to 2016-04-28T14:01:20Z FTC Process and Transparency Reform Act of 2016 114 5510 HR 2016-12-13 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 685. Related bill CRS 2016-04-29 hsif17 Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade. Committee 2016-04-28 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2016-04-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-04-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001257 Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] Gus Bilirakis R FL M. 12 N B001248 Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] Michael Burgess R TX C. 26 2016-04-28 True H001045 Rep. Harper, Gregg [R-MS-3] Gregg Harper R MS 3 2016-04-28 True L000567 Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7] Leonard Lance R NJ 7 2016-04-28 True B001243 Rep. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN-7] Marsha Blackburn R TN 7 2016-04-28 True M001190 Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2] Markwayne Mullin R OK 2 2016-04-28 True M001157 Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] Michael McCaul R TX T. 10 2016-04-28 True Commerce Administrative law and regulatory procedures Aging Civil actions and liability Congressional oversight Consumer affairs Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Fraud offenses and financial crimes Commerce 00 2016-04-28 Introduced in House 2016-05-25T21:43:52Z FTC Robust Elderly Protections and Organizational Requirements to Track Scams Act or the FTC REPORTS Act

This bill amends the Federal Trade Commission Act to require the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to publish and submit to Congress annually: (1) the FTC's plan for the next calendar year, and (2) a report on FTC enforcement actions involving allegations of fraud targeting individuals who are 65 or older during the previous year.

The FTC's annual plan must describe:

  • its projected activities, priorities, rulemakings, guidelines, restructuring plans, and projects;
  • how its activities combat fraud against individuals who are 65 or older; and
  • the projected dates and timelines for such activities.

The FTC's annual report about enforcement actions involving allegations of fraud targeting individuals who are 65 or older during the previous year must include:

  • a description of each FTC enforcement action involving allegations of fraud against such individuals;
  • the disposition of such enforcement actions, broken down by category; and
  • the proportion of enforcement actions involving allegations of fraud against such individuals as a percentage of all enforcement actions relating to unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce brought by the FTC.
]]> FTC REPORTS Act Display Title FTC REPORTS Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to require an annual plan and a report on elder fraud, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced FTC REPORTS Act Short Titles as Introduced FTC Robust Elderly Protections and Organizational Requirements to Track Scams Act Introduced in House 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr5098ih/xml/BILLS-114hr5098ih.xml 2016-04-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade. 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.