3.0.0 10540 2026-10-05T21:14:46Z 2026-10-05T21:14:46Z House H HR 2026-09-24 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10540 [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 152 (Thursday, September 24, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. CASTOR of Florida:H.R. 10540.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution providesCongress with the authority to ``provide for the commonDefense and general Welfare'' of Americans.[Page H6004]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred To 2026-09-24T18:33:15Z 21st Century FTC Act 117 4447 HR 2021-07-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce. Cross-Congress related bill CRS 21st Century FTC Act 118 4324 HR 2023-06-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce. Cross-Congress related bill CRS 2026-09-24 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2026-09-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2026-09-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001066 Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] Kathy Castor D FL 14 N S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] Janice Schakowsky D IL D. 9 2026-09-24 True Commerce Commerce 2026-10-05T21:14:46Z 21st Century FTC Act Display Title 45 21st Century FTC Act 2026-09-28T12:53:22Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 21st Century FTC Act 2026-09-28T12:53:20Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to provide the Commission with notice and comment rulemaking authority respecting unfair or deceptive acts or practices and to provide for civil penalties for violations of such Act respecting unfair or deceptive acts or practices, and for other purposes. 2026-09-28T12:48:25Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2026-09-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr10540ih/xml/BILLS-119hr10540ih.xml 2026-09-24 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. 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.