FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

Articles and editorials

Freedom and International Marketing, E910 [9MY]

Grand Theft/Absent Porn, Still Not for Teens, H6402 [25JY]

Hidden Sex Scenes Spark Furor Over Video Game, H6404 [25JY]

Video Game Known for Violence Lands in Rating Trouble Over Sex, H6402 [25JY]

Bills and resolutions

Agricultural Adjustment Act: exempt certain identified varieties of tomatoes from agricultural marketing orders (see S. 531), S2083 [4MR] (see H.R. 1135), H988 [7MR]

Business and industry: increase civil penalties for violations involving certain actions that exploit popular reaction to a Presidentially-declared emergency or disaster (see H.R. 3675), H7741 [7SE]

Children and youth: provide for programs and activities on the prevention of underage drinking (see S. 408), S1513 [16FE] (see H.R. 864), H718 [16FE]

Civil liberties: prohibit transfer of personal information to any person outside the U.S. without notice and consent (see H.R. 1653), H2101 [14AP]

Computers: discourage spyware (see H.R. 744), H581 [10FE]

Consumers: establish and enforce procedures for protection of consumers from misuse of, and unauthorized access to, personal information contained in files maintained by certain businesses (see S. 1336), S7614 [29JN] (see S. 1461), S8664 [21JY]

Crime: enhance enforcement against illegal spam, spyware, and cross-border fraud and deception (see S. 1608), S9468 [29JY]

Entertainment Software Ratings Board: investigate publication of video game ``Grand Theft Auto—San Andreas'' to determine whether publisher intentionally used deception to avoid an adults-only rating (see S. Res. 212), S8949 [26JY] (see H. Res. 376), H6381 [22JY]

Financial institutions: notify customers of unauthorized use of personal information (see S. 1216), S6299 [9JN] (see H.R. 3501), H7556 [28JY]

———require financial services providers to maintain customer information security systems and notify customers of unauthorized use of personal information (see S. 1594), S9468 [29JY]

Health: require the FDA to disclose benefits of foods and dietary supplements and ensure the FTC bears the burden of proof in false advertising cases involving dietary supplements (see H.R. 4282), H10145 [9NO]

Insurance: deem the nondisclosure of employer-owned life insurance coverage of employees an unfair trade practice (see H.R. 107), H135 [6JA]

Internet: provide with resources necessary to protect Internet users from unfair and deceptive acts and practices associated with spyware (see S. 1004), S4936 [11MY]

Museums: vacate a certain building in the District of Columbia and make that building available for occupancy by the National Gallery of Art (see H.R. 31), H72 [4JA]

Music and dance: classify advertising or sale of a mislabeled copy-protected music disc as an unfair method of competition and an unfair and deceptive act or practice (see H.R. 1201), H1264 [9MR]

Pensions: require plan administrators that provide access to automobile insurance to submit certain information on such insurance to the FTC (see H.R. 3515), H7557 [28JY]

Petroleum: conduct an inquiry into the retail price of gasoline (see S. 1610), S9645 [6SE]

———monitor and investigate gasoline prices under certain circumstances (see S. 1146), S6021 [26MY] (see H.R. 2627), H4072 [25MY]

———prohibit anticompetitive provisions in gasoline dealer franchise agreements that dictate the wholesale source of gasoline (see H.R. 3964), H8643 [29SE]

———require submission of a report to Congress on the retail price of gasoline (see H.R. 3718), H7813 [8SE]

Power resources: conduct an inquiry into the retail prices of natural gas and gasoline (see S. 1732), S10233 [20SE]

———improve ability to protect consumers from price-gouging during energy emergencies (see S. 1735), S10233 [20SE]

———investigate and assess penalties for price gouging with respect to oil and gas products (see S. 1743), S10294 [21SE]

Privacy: regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services (see H.R. 84), H74 [4JA]

Reauthorize (see S. 1392), S8217 [13JY]

Safety: create a system of background checks for certain workers who enter people's homes (see H.R. 3432), H6649 [26JY]

Telecommunications: revise regulations regarding the ``do-not-call'' registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry (see H.R. 1950), H2734 [28AP]

———revise telemarketing rules to prohibit calls from certain political organizations to persons on the ``do-not-call'' registry (see H.R. 4072), H8918 [18OC]

Video games: study rating system of industry and determine if their labeling practices are unfair or deceptive (see H.R. 1145), H1023 [8MR]

Letters

FTC investigation of publication of video game ``Grand Theft Auto—San Andreas'' to determine whether publisher intentionally deceived the Entertainment Software Ratings Board to avoid an adults-only rating: several Members of Congress, H6402 [25JY]

Improve ability of FTC to protect consumers from price-gouging during energy emergencies: Eliot Spitzer, New York Attorney General, S13087 [17NO]

———several State attorneys general, S13088 [17NO]

Remarks in House

Business and industry: increase civil penalties for violations involving certain actions that exploit popular reaction to a Presidentially-declared emergency or disaster (H.R. 3675), H9056, H9057 [25OC]

Children and youth: provide for programs and activities on the prevention of underage drinking (H.R. 864), E258 [16FE]

Computers: discourage spyware (H.R. 744), H3703-H3705 [23MY], E219 [10FE], E1061 [23MY]

Electric power: protect privacy of electric consumers, H2427 [21AP]

Entertainment Software Ratings Board: investigate publication of video game ``Grand Theft Auto—San Andreas'' to determine whether publisher intentionally used deception to avoid an adults-only rating (H. Res. 376), H6401-H6405 [25JY], E1695 [29JY]

Financial institutions: notify customers of unauthorized use of personal information (H.R. 3501), E1743 [29JY]

Foreign policy: impact of free markets on society, E910 [9MY]

Health: require the FDA to disclose benefits of foods and dietary supplements and ensure the FTC bears the burden of proof in false advertising cases involving dietary supplements (H.R. 4282), E2313 [9NO]

Petroleum: conduct an inquiry into the retail price of gasoline, H9492-H9494 [2NO]

———prohibit anticompetitive provisions in gasoline dealer franchise agreements that dictate the wholesale source of gasoline, H8772 [7OC]

Power resources: investigate and assess penalties for price gouging with respect to oil and gas products, H8222 [21SE], H8379 [27SE], H8762, H8765, H8769-H8775, H8784, H8790 [7OC]

Video games: study rating system of industry and determine if their labeling practices are unfair or deceptive (H.R. 1145), H6403 [25JY]

Remarks in Senate

Agricultural Adjustment Act: exempt certain identified varieties of tomatoes from agricultural marketing orders (S. 531), S2084 [4MR]

Children and youth: provide for programs and activities on the prevention of underage drinking (S. 408), S1550-S1554 [16FE], S2233 [8MR]

Consumers: establish and enforce procedures for protection of consumers from misuse of, and unauthorized access to, personal information contained in files maintained by certain businesses (S. 1461), S8681 [21JY]

Crime: enhance enforcement against illegal spam, spyware, and cross-border fraud and deception (S. 1608), S9533 [29JY]

Electric power: protect privacy of electric consumers, S9341 [29JY]

Financial institutions: notify customers of unauthorized use of personal information (S. 1216), S6318 [9JN]

———require financial services providers to maintain customer information security systems and notify customers of unauthorized use of personal information (S. 1594), S9515 [29JY]

Kovacic, William E.: nomination to the FTC, S13346 [18NO], S13747-S13749 [16DE]

Petroleum: conduct an inquiry into the retail price of gasoline, S9954 [13SE], S10024-S10026 [14SE], S13346 [18NO]

———conduct an inquiry into the retail price of gasoline (S. 1610), S9821 [8SE]

———conduct investigation to determine whether market manipulation is contributing to higher gasoline prices, S4918-S4920 [11MY]

———monitor and investigate gasoline prices under certain circumstances (S. 1146), S6038 [26MY]

Power resources: improve ability to protect consumers from price-gouging during energy emergencies, S13086-S13089, S13103 [17NO]

———improve ability to protect consumers from price-gouging during energy emergencies (S. 1735), S10238, S10239 [20SE], S10364 [22SE], S11094 [5OC]

———investigate and assess penalties for price gouging with respect to oil and gas products, S13747-S13749 [16DE]

———investigate and assess penalties for price gouging with respect to oil and gas products (S. 1743), S10300 [21SE]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S13965 [17DE]

Reauthorize (S. 1392), S8236 [13JY]

Rosch, J. Thomas: nomination to the FTC, S13346 [18NO], S13747-S13749 [16DE]

Reports filed

Internet Spyware (I-SPY) Prevention Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 744) (H. Rept. 109-93), H3767 [23MY]

Nomination of J. Thomas Rosch to the FTC: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S13160 [17NO]

Nomination of William E. Kovacic to the FTC: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S13160 [17NO]

Texts of

H. Res. 376, FTC investigation of publication of video game ``Grand Theft Auto—San Andreas'' to determine whether publisher intentionally deceived the Entertainment Software Ratings Board to avoid an adults-only rating, H6401 [25JY]

H.R. 744, Internet Spyware (I-SPY) Prevention Act, H3703 [23MY]

H.R. 3675, American Spirit Fraud Prevention Act, H9056 [25OC]

S. 408, Sober Truth on Preventing (STOP) Underage Drinking Act, S1550-S1553 [16FE]

S. 1216, Financial Privacy Breach Notification Act, S6319 [9JN]

S. 1392, reauthorize, S8237 [13JY]

S. 1594, Financial Privacy Protection Act, S9515-S9517 [29JY]

S. 1608, Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers Beyond Borders (U.S. SAFE WEB) Act, S9533-S9537 [29JY]

S. 1743, Post-Disaster Consumer Protection Act, S10300 [21SE]

S. Res. 212, FTC investigation of publication of video game ``Grand Theft Auto—San Andreas'' to determine whether publisher intentionally deceived the Entertainment Software Ratings Board to avoid an adults-only rating, S8987 [26JY]