FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

Amendments

Reauthorize (S. 1234), S9296 [15SE]

Bills and resolutions

Armed Forces: mitigate financial hardships experienced by Reserve members as a result of being called to active duty (see H. Con. Res. 374), H700 [26FE]

Business and industry: prohibit certain unfair or deceptive acts relative to gift cards (see S. 2969), S10986 [9OC]

Cemeteries and funerals: establish consumer protections for funeral service contracts, and improve funeral home, cemetery, and crematory inspection systems (see S. 3023), S11799 [20NO]

Children and youth: provide for programs and activities on the prevention of underage drinking (see S. 2718), S8687 [22JY] (see H.R. 4888), H6556 [21JY]

———regulate interstate commerce by prohibiting the sale of children's personally identifiable information for commercial marketing purposes (see S. 2160), S2105 [3MR] (see H.R. 4955), H6703 [22JY]

Civil liberties: prohibit transfer of personal information to any person outside the U.S. without notice and consent (see H.R. 4366), H3015 [13MY]

Computers: discourage spyware (see H.R. 4661), H4893 [23JN]

Foreign countries: enhance enforcement against cross-border fraud and deception (see H.R. 4996), H6704 [22JY]

Office of Consumer Advocacy and Outreach: establish (see S. 3030), S11897 [7DE]

Petroleum: monitor and investigate gasoline prices under certain circumstances (see S. 2631), S7828 [8JY]

Social Security: ensure full and free competition in the medical device and hospital supply industries (see S. 2880), S10261 [1OC]

Letters

Nomination of Deborah Platt Majoras to be FTC Chairman: Senator Wyden, S11487 [18NO]

Lists

Changes in H.R. 4996, from H.R. 3143, FTC enforcement against cross-border fraud and deception, E1514 [22JY]

Remarks in House

Computers: discourage spyware (H.R. 4661), H8088 [5OC], H8250-H8252 [6OC], E1235 [24JN]

———regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial e-mail (S. 877), E5 [20JA], E72, E73 [28JA]

Foreign countries: enhance enforcement against cross-border fraud and deception (H.R. 4996), E1514 [22JY]

Independent Physician Associations: provide guidance and time to ameliorate any arrangement that could violate antitrust laws prior to any enforcement action, H5321 [7JY]

Petroleum: FTC investigation of gasoline price levels, H4178 [16JN]

Remarks in Senate

Antitrust policy: enhance FTC or Dept. of Justice authority to prevent anticompetitive practices in tightly concentrated gasoline markets (S. 1737), S2836-S2839 [22MR], S3254 [29MR], S3317 [30MR], S3554 [1AP], S5468 [13MY]

Cemeteries and funerals: establish consumer protections for funeral service contracts, and improve funeral home, cemetery, and crematory inspection systems (S. 3023), S11800 [20NO]

Children and youth: provide for programs and activities on the prevention of underage drinking (S. 2718), S8692-S8696 [22JY]

———regulate interstate commerce by prohibiting the sale of children's personally identifiable information for commercial marketing purposes (S. 2160), S2106-S2109 [3MR]

Majoras, Deborah Platt: nomination to be FTC Chairman, S5736-S5738 [19MY], S9663-S9665 [24SE], S11486 [18NO]

Office of Consumer Advocacy and Outreach: establish (S. 3030), S11900 [7DE]

Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, S4385, S4386, S4387 [27AP]

———gasoline price levels, S4385, S4386, S4387 [27AP], S5736 [19MY], S9663-S9665 [24SE]

———monitor and investigate gasoline prices under certain circumstances (S. 2631), S7867 [8JY], S7900 [9JY]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S11824-S11827 [20NO]

Reauthorize (S. 1234), S9281, S9316, S9321 [15SE]

Social Security: ensure full and free competition in the medical device and hospital supply industries (S. 2880), S10263 [1OC]

Sports: regulation of unfair or deceptive practices by sports agents in the signing of contracts with student athletes (H.R. 361), S9044 [9SE]

Reports filed

International Consumer Protection Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3143) (H. Rept. 108-635), H6755 [7SE]

———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3143) (H. Rept. 108-635), H9744 [16NO]

Internet Spyware (I-SPY) Prevention Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4661) (H. Rept. 108-698), H7574 [23SE]

Nomination of Deborah Platt Majoras To Be FTC Commissioner: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S9524 [22SE]

Nomination of Jon D. Leibowitz To Be FTC Commissioner: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S9523 [22SE]

Texts of

H.R. 4661, Internet Spyware (I-SPY) Prevention Act, H8250 [6OC]

S. 1234, FTC reauthorization, S9316-S9321 [15SE]

S. 2160, Children's Listbroker Privacy Act, S2107 [3MR]

S. 2718, Sober Truth on Preventing (STOP) Underage Drinking Act, S8692-S8695 [22JY]

S. 2880, Medical Device Competition Act, S10264 [1OC]

S. 2969, Fair Gift Card Act, S10986 [9OC]