FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (see S. 981), S3569 [16MY] (see H.R. 2030), H2717 [16MY]

Advertising: prohibit providers of social media services from using self-images uploaded by minors for commercial purposes (see H.R. 2645), H4369 [10JY]

Children and youth: extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and establish additional protections (see S. 1700), S8049 [14NO] (see H.R. 3481), H7109 [14NO]

Consumers: protect from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels (see H.R. 2070), H2838 [21MY]

Dept. of Commerce: create the America Star Program to establish standardized labeling for manufactured products allowing consumers to identify the extent to which the products are manufactured in the U.S. (see H.R. 2664), H4482 [11JY]

Economy: permit voluntary economic activity (see S. 1004), S3657 [21MY]

Education: reduce and prevent sale and use of fraudulent degrees in order to protect the integrity of valid higher education degrees that are used for Federal purposes (see H.R. 2234), H3094 [4JN]

Financial institutions: provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see S. 635), S2146 [21MR] (see H.R. 749), H594 [15FE]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (see S. 1371), S5968 [25JY] (see H.R. 2786), H4978 [23JY]

Firearms: provide protection from gun violence by banning access to certain weapons, strengthening mental health infrastructure, and improving the understanding of gun violence (see H.R. 2910), H5341 [1AU]

Food: strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (see S. 520), S1592 [11MR] (see H.R. 1012), H1319 [6MR]

Government regulations: prescribe regulations on the collection and use of information obtained by tracking the Internet activity of an individual (see S. 418), S1011 [28FE]

Health: prohibit misleading and deceptive advertising or representation in the provision of health care services and require identification of the license of health care professionals (see H.R. 1427), H1856 [9AP]

Hobby Protection Act: amend to make unlawful the provision of assistance or support in violation of that Act (see H.R. 1849), H2483 [7MY] (see H.R. 2754), H4825 [19JY]

Information technology: promulgate rules requiring Internet merchants to disclose use of price-altering computer programs (see H.R. 2487), H4037 [25JN]

Internet: prohibit unfair or deceptive acts or practices relative to prices of products and services sold online (see S. 1830), S8845 [16DE]

Motor vehicles: prevent car and truck rental companies from renting vehicles that contain a defect related to vehicle safety (see S. 921), S3326 [9MY]

——— require dealers to disclose the presence of event data recorders on new automobiles and require manufacturers to provide the option to enable or disable such devices (see H.R. 2414), H3758 [18JN]

National Academy of Sciences: study impact of violent video games and violent video programming on children (see S. 134), S284 [24JA]

Office for the Prevention of Fraud Targeting Seniors: establish (see S. 1358), S5907 [24JY] (see H.R. 1953), H2574 [13MY]

Pharmaceuticals: prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market (see S. 214), S469 [4FE] (see H.R. 3709), H7687 [11DE]

Sports: improve integrity and safety of interstate horseracing (see S. 973), S3569 [16MY] (see H.R. 2012), H2716 [16MY]

Telephones: prohibit unauthorized third-party charges on wireline telephone bills (see S. 1144), S4405 [12JN]

——— revise ‘‘do-not-call’’ registry regulations to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls (see H.R. 1315), H1821 [21MR]

Remarks in House

Abortion: prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (H.R. 2030), E683 [16MY]

Consumers: protect from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels (H.R. 2070), H2859 [22MY], H4998 [24JY]

Dept. of Commerce: create the America Star Program to establish standardized labeling for manufactured products allowing consumers to identify the extent to which the products are manufactured in the U.S. (H.R. 2664), H6213 [3OC]

Financial institutions: provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (H.R. 749), H1337–H1339 [12MR]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations, H5777 [20SE], H6077 [1OC]

Hobby Protection Act: amend to make unlawful the provision of assistance or support in violation of that Act (H.R. 2754), H5147, H5148 [30JY]

‘‘We Don’t Serve Teens’’ program: tribute, H5838 [26SE]

Remarks in Senate

Business and industry: require all foreign and domestic companies registered with the SEC to report annually on amounts paid to each country for access to oil, gas, and minerals, S5598 [10JY]

Economy: permit voluntary economic activity (S. 1004), S3698 [21MY], S3701 [22MY]

Government regulations: prescribe regulations on the collection and use of information obtained by tracking the Internet activity of an individual (S. 418), S1024 [28FE]

National Academy of Sciences: study impact of violent video games and violent video programming on children (S. 134), S287 [24JA]

Telephones: prohibit unauthorized third-party charges on wireline telephone bills (S. 1144), S4407 [12JN]

Reports filed

Financial Services and General Government Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2786) (H. Rept. 113–172), H4978 [23JY]

——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1371) (S. Rept. 113–80), S5968 [25JY]

Nomination of Terrell McSweeny to the FTC: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S7951 [12NO]

Violent Content Research Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 134) (S. Rept. 113–126), S8912 [17DE]

Texts of

H.R. 749, Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act, H1337 [12MR]

H.R. 2754, Collectible Coin Protection Act, H5147 [30JY]

S. 134, Violent Content Research Act, S288 [24JA]

S. 418, Do-Not-Track Online Act, S1024–S1026 [28FE]

S. 1144, Fair Telephone Billing Act, S4408 [12JN]