FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (see S. 2793), S2295 [1AP]

Appropriations: authorize for certain technical assistance activities (see H.R. 6044), H3776 [13MY]

Children and youth: support the We Don't Serve Teens campaign (see H. Res. 1023), H1341 [5MR] (see H. Res. 1042), H1618 [12MR]

Computers: prohibit collection of identifying information of individuals by false, fraudulent, or deceptive means (phishing) and provide the FTC the necessary enforcement authority (see S. 2661), S1121 [25FE]

Economy: investigate rise in gasoline prices relative to speculator manipulation of the financial markets (see H.R. 6647), H7307 [29JY]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (see S. 3260), S6650 [14JY] (see H.R. 7323), H10974 [10DE]

Health: establish an interagency task force responsible for creating a national strategy to combat obesity (see S. 3321), S7148 [23JY]

National Consumer Protection Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 973), H870 [12FE]

NCAA: prohibit the promotion, marketing, or advertising of any post-season Division I Football Bowl Subdivision game as a national championship game unless such game is the culmination of a playoff system (see H.R. 7330), H10975 [10DE]

Power resources: study effects of speculation in the futures markets on cash market, prices, and trading venue, and issue notice of proposed rulemaking on foreign regulation of futures and derivatives trading (see H.R. 6130), H4829 [22MY]

Reauthorize (see S. 2831), S2743 [8AP]

Telecommunications: explicitly prohibit the sending of text messages containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the ``do-not-call'' registry (see H.R. 5769), H2223 [10AP]

Telephones: require accurate and reasonable disclosure of the terms and conditions of prepaid telephone calling cards and services (see S. 2998), S3975 [8MY]

Tobacco products: prohibit cigarette manufacturers from making claims or representations based on data derived from the cigarette testing method established by the FTC (see S. 2685), S1467 [3MR]

Letters

Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act: Brian A. Benczkowski, Dept. of Justice, S1195 [26FE]

Remarks in House

Children and youth: support the We Don't Serve Teens campaign (H. Res. 1042), H8682-H8684 [23SE]

Linden Lab (Internet company): call for FTC investigation into Second Life (Internet site), H3780 [14MY]

NCAA: prohibit the promotion, marketing, or advertising of any post-season Division I Football Bowl Subdivision game as a national championship game unless such game is the culmination of a playoff system (H.R. 7330), E2379 [10DE]

Telecommunications: extend authority to collect ``do-not-call'' registry fees (S. 781), H588-H591 [6FE]

Remarks in Senate

Computers: prohibit collection of identifying information of individuals by false, fraudulent, or deceptive means (phishing) and provide the FTC the necessary enforcement authority (S. 2661), S1126 [25FE]

Drugs: increase in prices for prescription drugs, S7440 [25JY]

Housing: grant rulemaking authority to allow regulation and prosecution of companies engaged in deceptive mortgage advertising, S2623 [7AP]

Reauthorize (S. 2831), S2754 [8AP]

Telephones: require accurate and reasonable disclosure of the terms and conditions of prepaid telephone calling cards and services (S. 2998), S3976 [8MY]

Reports filed

Financial Services and General Government Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 7323) (H. Rept. 110-920), H10974 [10DE]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3260) (S. Rept. 110-417), S6650 [14JY]

Truth in Cigarette Labeling Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2685) (S. Rept. 110-512), S9655 [26SE]

Texts of

H. Res. 1042, support the We Don't Serve Teens campaign, H8682 [23SE]

S. 781, Do-Not-Call Registry Fee Extension Act, H588 [6FE]

S. 2831, reauthorize, S2754-S2756 [8AP]

S. 2998, Prepaid Calling Card Consumer Protection Act, S3977-S3979 [8MY]