Senate Bill 4385
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Stopping COVID Scams Act of 2020
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Jul 30, 2020
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
4385
Congress
116
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.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Stopping COVID Scams Act of 2020
This bill provides the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) authority to prohibit unfair or deceptive commercial practices associated with the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. In prohibiting such practices, the FTC must consider whether the practice (1) involves goods or services explicitly advertised as related to the COVID-19 emergency, (2) involves goods or services for which consumer demand significantly increased shortly before or during the emergency, or (3) relates to the federal or state response to the emergency.
The bill further specifies procedures for the FTC and the states to enforce such prohibitions.
July 30, 2020
07/30/2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
07/30/2020
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:45:32 PM