Bill Sponsor
House Bill 1754
115th Congress(2017-2018)
To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to clarify the scope of the exception for common carriers.
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Mar 28, 2017
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Introduced
Mar 28, 2017
Latest Action
Apr 12, 2017
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
1754
Congress
115
Policy Area
Commerce
Commerce
Primary focus of measure is business investment, development, regulation; small business; consumer affairs; competition and restrictive trade practices; manufacturing, distribution, retail; marketing; intellectual property. Measures concerning international competitiveness and restrictions on imports and exports may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Ohio
Republican
New Jersey
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

This bill amends the Federal Trade Commission Act to authorize the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to regulate activities of common carriers insofar as the activities are not regulated by the Federal Communications Commission under the Communications Act of 1934 or by the Surface Transportation Board or the Department of Transportation under interstate transportation laws.

Under current law, these common carriers are exempt from the FTC's authority based merely on their status as common carriers. The bill continues to prohibit the FTC from regulating common carriers insofar as they are subject to communications and transportation laws, but allows the FTC to regulate other activities of common carriers under its authority to investigate and prevent unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices.

Text (1)
March 28, 2017
Actions (4)
04/12/2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
03/31/2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.
03/28/2017
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
03/28/2017
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
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