3.0.0 3409 2023-01-11T13:37:20Z 2023-01-11T13:37:20Z House HR 2017-07-26 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 126 (Wednesday, July 26, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. BLACKBURN:H.R. 3409.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18: The Necessary and ProperClause[Page H6466]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif17 Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee Referred to 2017-07-28T20:49:24Z Referred to 2017-07-26T14:03:45Z Anti-Pyramid Promotional Scheme Act of 2018 115 3 S 2018-12-03 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Related bill CRS 2017-07-28 hsif17 Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection. Committee 2017-07-26 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2017-07-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-07-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001243 Rep. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN-7] Marsha Blackburn R TN 7 N V000131 Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] Marc Veasey D TX A. 33 2017-07-26 True L000567 Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7] Leonard Lance R NJ 7 2017-07-26 True T000193 Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] BENNIE THOMPSON D MS 2 2017-07-26 True B001250 Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] Rob Bishop R UT 1 2017-07-26 True B001281 Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] Joyce Beatty D OH 3 2017-07-26 True B001293 Rep. Bishop, Mike [R-MI-8] Mike Bishop R MI 8 2017-07-26 True J000126 Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] EDDIE JOHNSON D TX BERNICE 30 2017-07-26 True W000798 Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-7] Tim Walberg R MI 7 2017-09-12 False H001058 Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-2] Bill Huizenga R MI 2 2017-09-12 False U000031 Rep. 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Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] Don Bacon R NE 2 2018-07-10 False T000470 Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3] Scott Tipton R CO R. 3 2018-11-14 False Commerce Consumer affairs Financial services and investments Fraud offenses and financial crimes Marketing and advertising Commerce 00 2017-07-26 Introduced in House 2018-05-01T15:27:57Z Anti-Pyramid Scheme Act of 2017

This bill amends the Federal Trade Commission Act to make it unlawful for any person to establish, operate, or promote a pyramid promotional scheme. "Pyramid promotional scheme" means any plan or operation in which individuals pay consideration for the right to receive compensation that is based upon recruiting other individuals into the plan or operation rather than primarily related to the sale of products or services to ultimate users.

Furthermore, any person who establishes, operates, or promotes any plan or operation which sells or solicits the sale of consumer products or services in the home or otherwise outside of a permanent retail establishment, and which sells products or services to independent salespeople, shall have a bona fide inventory repurchase agreement.

A violation of the bill shall be treated under the Act as an unfair or deceptive act or practice in, or affecting, commerce.

]]> Anti-Pyramid Promotional Scheme Act of 2017 Display Title Anti-Pyramid Promotional Scheme Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to prohibit pyramid promotional schemes and to ensure that compensation is not based upon recruitment of participants into a plan or operation, but on sales to individuals who use and consume the products or services sold, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Anti-Pyramid Promotional Scheme Act of 2017 Introduced in House 2017-07-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr3409ih/xml/BILLS-115hr3409ih.xml 2017-07-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection. 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.