FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

Amendments

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 5016), H6181, H6182, H6183, H6184, H6185, H6186, H6187, H6188, H6189, H6190, H6194, H6197, H6198, H6203, H6204, H6207, H6218 [14JY], H6262, H6263, H6264, H6265, H6266, H6267, H6268, H6270, H6271, H6272, H6273, H6274, H6275, H6276, H6277, H6278, H6279, H6280, H6282, H6297, H6298 [15JY], H6316, H6317, H6318, H6320, H6321, H6322, H6323 [16JY], H7037 [29JY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5016), consideration (H. Res. 661), H6048 [10JY]

Bills and resolutions

Advertising: prohibit the marketing of electronic cigarettes to children (see S. 2047), S1174 [26FE] (see H.R. 4325), H2743 [27MR] (see H.R. 5010), H5818 [26JN]

——— report on the impact of the use of altered images of individuals in advertising and other promotional media for commercial products (see H.R. 4341), H2744 [27MR]

Animals: issue rules to promote competition and help consumers save money by giving them the freedom to choose where they buy prescription pet medications (see S. 2756), S5217 [31JY] (see H.R. 4023), H1718 [10FE]

Business and industry: establish standardized labeling allowing consumers to identify products manufactured in the U.S., allow a tax credit for equity investments in small business, and establish small business savings accounts (see S. 2680), S5050 [29JY]

——— exercise authority relative to mergers under certain antitrust legislation and only in the same procedural manner as the Dept. of Justice exercises such authority (see H.R. 5402), H7295 [8SE]

Cemeteries and funerals: revise regulations relative to definitions for funeral industry practices (see H.R. 4213), H2360 [12MR]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (see H.R. 5016), H5826 [3JY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5016), consideration (see H. Res. 661), H6034 [9JY]

Firearms: prescribe rules prohibiting the marketing of firearms to children (see H.R. 5093), H6214 [14JY]

Motor vehicles: prevent car and truck rental companies from renting vehicles that contain a defect related to vehicle safety (see S. 2819), S5628 [16SE]

Privacy: establish regulatory framework for the comprehensive protection of personal data for individuals and improve laws on collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children (see S. 2378), S3237 [21MY] (see H.R. 4711), H4784 [21MY]

——— protect consumers and businesses from identity theft and require notice of security breaches (see S. 1927), S372 [15JA]

——— protect consumers by requiring reasonable security policies and procedures to protect computerized data containing personal information and require data breach notification (see S. 1976), S655 [30JA] (see H.R. 4400), H2961 [4AP]

Proprietary Education Oversight Coordination Committee: establish (see S. 2204), S2161 [3AP] (see H.R. 4391), H2913 [3AP]

Technology: prohibit mobile applications from accessing certain content and functions of a mobile device when such applications are not actively in use unless the user is provided with a disclosure and grants consent (see H.R. 4048), H1770 [11FE]

Telephones: criminalize the knowing use of commercial robocalls without prior express written consent of the recipient (see S. 1959), S486 [27JA]

——— improve enforcement of prohibitions on robocalls, including fraudulent robocalls (see S. 3010), S6788 [12DE]

Motions

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 5016), H6274 [15JY], H6331 [16JY]

Remarks in House

Advertising: report on the impact of the use of altered images of individuals in advertising and other promotional media for commercial products (H.R. 4341), H3251 [29AP]

——— study link between eating disorders and unrealistic body images depicted in advertising, H2152 [5MR]

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), H4920 [29MY], H8200 [1DE]

Federal contracts: prohibit funding for contractors who violate the Fair Labor Standards Act by refusing to pay employees for hours worked, H6265 [15JY]

Financial services and general Government: across-the-board funding reduction for related agencies, H6278, H6279 [15JY]

——— making appropriations, H441, H443 [15JA]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5016), H6122, H6125 [11JY], H6169–H6213 [14JY], H6242–H6245, H6261–H6284 [15JY], H6316–H6333 [16JY], H6361 [17JY], H6853–H6857 [25JY], E1165, E1172, E1176, E1177 [16JY], E1187 [17JY], E1195 [18JY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5016), consideration (H. Res. 661), H6043–H6049 [10JY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5016), motion to recommit, H6331, H6332 [16JY]

——— prohibit funding by related agencies to contract with entities that have reincorporated in tax havens, H6263, H6264 [15JY]

——— prohibit funding for related agencies for contracts with offerors or principals of offerors convicted of certain crimes within a certain period, H6267 [15JY]

——— prohibit funding to lease or purchase new light duty vehicles except in accordance with Presidential memorandum on Federal fleet performance, H6316 [16JY]

Remarks in Senate

Committee on Aging (Senate, Select): hearing on investment scams involving precious metals, S2632 [5MY]

Hobby Protection Act: amend to make unlawful the provision of assistance or support in violation of that Act (H.R. 2754), S6839 [15DE]

McSweeny, Terrell: nomination to the FTC, S2315 [9AP]

——— nomination to the FTC, unanimous-consent agreement, S2230 [8AP], S2299 [9AP]

Privacy: protect consumers by requiring reasonable security policies and procedures to protect computerized data containing personal information and require data breach notification (S. 1976), S656 [30JA]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 5016, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations and H.R. 4718, Bonus Depreciation Modification and Permanency: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 661) (H. Rept. 113–517), H6034 [9JY]

Financial Services and General Government Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5016) (H. Rept. 113–508), H5826 [3JY]

Nomination of Terrell McSweeny to the FTC: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S290 [13JA]

Safe Rental Car Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 921) (S. Rept. 113–253), S5588 [15SE]

Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5402) (H. Rept. 113–658), H9302 [11DE]

Rulings of the Chair

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 5016), H6199, H6208 [14JY], H6272, H6274 [15JY]

Tables

Financial services and general Government appropriations (H.R. 5016), H6171–H6176 [14JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 661, consideration of H.R. 5016, financial services and general Government appropriations and H.R. 4718, bonus depreciation modification and permanency, H6043 [10JY]

S. 2204, Proprietary Education Oversight Coordination Improvement Act, S2162–S2164 [3AP]