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The Commission has enforcement or administrative responsibilities under more than 80 laws. The agency’s primary statutes, the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission Act and the Clayton Act, appear first followed by all of the other statutes in alphabetical order. The links for the statutes primarily are to uscode.house.gov, which updates the statutes on a regular basis. Please note, however, that the FTC cannot guarantee the accuracy of any particular statute or statute link at any particular time.

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Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission Act

Mission
Competition
Consumer Protection
Law
15 U.S.C. §§ 41-58, as amended
The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission Act is the primary statute of the Commission. Under this Act, as amended, the Commission is empowered, among other things, to (a) prevent unfair methods of competition and...
Statutes

Clayton Act

Mission
Competition
Law
15 U.S.C. §§ 12-27, as amended
The Commission is charged under Sections 3, 7 and 8 of this Act with preventing and eliminating unlawful tying contracts, corporate mergers and acquisitions, and interlocking directorates. This Act...
Statutes

INFORM Consumers Act

Mission
Consumer Protection
Law
15 U.S.C. § 45f
The Act requires online marketplaces to collect and verify bank account information, contact information, and tax ID information from high-volume third party sellers that sell consumer products...
Statutes

Protecting Indian Tribes from Scams Act

Mission
Consumer Protection
Law
Pub. L. No. 117-103, 136 Stat. 49, Division Q, Title IV, §§ 401-402
Under Section 402, the FTC, in consultation with Indian Tribes, must make public and submit to congressional committees a report on scams targeting Indian Tribes. This report, due no later than March...
Statutes

Fraud and Scam Reduction Act

Mission
Consumer Protection
Law
Pub. L. No. 117-103, 136 Stat. 49, Division Q, Title I, §§ 101-122
The Fraud and Scams Reduction Act seeks to raise awareness of, identify, and combat schemes to defraud consumers, especially schemes that target seniors. Section 112 establishes the Senior Scams...
Statutes

Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act of the 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act

Mission
Consumer Protection
Law
Pub. L. No. 116-260, 134 Stat. 1182, Division FF, Title XII, §§ 1203-1210
This Act creates a Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (“Authorityâ€) as a private self-regulatory organization. The Authority must develop rules related to horseracing, including anti-doping...
Statutes

No Surprises Act of the 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act

Mission
Consumer Protection
Law
Pub. L. No. 116-260, 134 Stat. 1182, Division BB, § 109
The No Surprises Act seeks to protect consumers from surprise medical bills arising out of certain out-of-network emergency care. Under Section 109 of the Act, the Secretary of Health and Human...
Statutes

Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act

Mission
Consumer Protection
Law
Pub. L. No. 115-70, 131 Stat. 1209, codified in relevant part at 34 U.S.C. §21711
Section 101 of this Act requires the FTC to designate an Elder Justice Coordinator within the agency’s Bureau of Consumer Protection. This individual is responsible for coordinating and supporting the...
Statutes

Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act

Mission
Consumer Protection
Law
15 U.S.C. § 6552-53
This Act requires the FTC to provide a nationwide program that promotes children’s safe use of the internet. The Act specifies that the FTC’s program must utilize existing resources of public and...
Statutes

Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act

Mission
Consumer Protection
Law
Pub. L. No. 115-174, codified in relevant part primarily at 15 U.S.C. 1650, 1681c, 1681c-1, 1681i and 42 U.S.C. 405b
This act includes a number of changes to the Fair Credit Reporting Act and other lending-related laws, many of which affect consumers and the FTC. In particular: Title III amends the FCRA regarding...
Statutes

Patient Right to Know Drug Prices Act

Mission
Competition
Law
Pub. L. No. 115-263, 132 Stat. 3673, codified in relevant part at 21 U.S.C. § 355 note
Section 3 of this Act requires certain agreements involving biosimilar biological drugs to be filed with the antitrust agencies in the same way certain agreements involving generic drugs must be filed...
Statutes

FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018

Mission
Consumer Protection
Law
Pub. L. No. 115-254,132 Stat.3314, codified in relevant part at 49 U.S.C. § 44801 note
Under Section 375 of the Act, it is an unfair and deceptive practice under FTC Act § 5(a) for a person that uses an unmanned aircraft system (i.e. a drone and its operational elements) for commercial...
Statutes

Consumer Review Fairness Act

Mission
Consumer Protection
Law
15 U.S.C. § 45b
The Act generally makes provisions of form contracts between sellers and individual consumers void from inception if the provisions: (1) prohibit or restrict individuals from reviewing sellers’ goods...
Statutes

Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act

Law
Pub. L. No. 92-513, 86 Stat. 947, now codified in relevant part at 49 U.S.C. §§ 32908, 32912-32913, and 32918, and 42 U.S.C. § 6363
Provisions added to this Act by Section 301 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (a) provide for Commission enforcement of fuel economy labeling requirements under the FTC Act, except for penalty...
Statutes

Military Lending Act

Mission
Consumer Protection
Law
10 U.S.C. § 987
The Military Lending Act, as amended, imposes a 36% rate cap, bans mandatory arbitration, and imposes other restrictions, and requires disclosures for “consumer credit†(as defined by rule issued by...
Statutes

Wool Products Labeling Act

Mission
Consumer Protection
Law
15 U.S.C. §§ 68-68j
Under this Act, the manufacture, introduction, sale, transportation, distribution, or importation of misbranded wool constitutes a violation of the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission Act.
Statutes

Telephone Disclosure and Dispute Resolution Act of 1992

Mission
Consumer Protection
Law
15 U.S.C. §§ 5701-5724
The Act requires the Commission to promulgate certain regulations respecting advertising for, operation of, and billing and collection procedures for, pay-per-call or "900 number" telephone services...
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