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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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Sports Agent Responsibility and Trust Act

Mission
Consumer Protection
Law
15 U.S.C. § 7801-7807
This Act prohibits certain conduct by sports agents relating to the signing of contracts with student athletes. It makes it unlawful for an agent to directly or indirectly recruit a student athlete by...
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Petroleum Marketing Practices Act

Mission
Consumer Protection
Law
Pub. L. 95–297, 92 Stat. 333, codified in relevant part at 15 U.S.C. §§ 2821-2824
Subchapter II of this Act authorizes the Commission to enforce, and further define, requirements for the calculation and posting of gasoline octane ratings by gasoline distributors and retailers.
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Lanham Trade-Mark Act

Mission
Competition
Consumer Protection
Law
Pub. L. 87–772, 76 Stat. 769; codified in relevant part at 15 U.S.C. § 1064
Section 14 of this Act authorizes the Commission, under certain conditions, to apply to the Patent and Trademark Office for the cancellation of registered trademarks.
Statutes

Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act of 1995

Mission
Competition
Law
Pub. L. No. 104–88, 109 Stat. 803, codified in relevant part at 49 U.S.C. §10706
Section 102(a) of this Act, authorizing rail carrier rate agreements exempt from the antitrust laws, requires the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission, in consultation with the Department of Justice, to file with...
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Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003

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Consumer Protection
Law
Pub. L. No. 108-159, 117 Stat. 1952, codified to 15 U.S.C. §§ 1681-1681x
This Act, amending the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), adds provisions designed to improve the accuracy of consumers' credit-related records. It gives consumers the right to one free credit report a...
Statutes

Do-Not-Call Registry Legislation

Mission
Consumer Protection
Law
15 U.S.C. §§ 6151-6155
The Do-Not-Call Implementation Act authorizes the FTC to collect fees for the implementation and enforcement of a Do-Not-Call Registry. Public Law No. 108-82 expressly authorizes the FTC under Section...
Statutes

Defense Production Act of 1950

Mission
Competition
Law
Pub. L. No. 81–774, 123 Stat. 2006, codified in relevant part at 50 U.S.C. § 4558
Section 708 of the Act requires the Commission and the Department of Justice to participate in developing, implementing, monitoring, and reporting on voluntary agreements among industry members...
Statutes

Deep Seabed Hard Minerals Act

Mission
Competition
Law
Pub. L. No. 96-283, 94 Stat. 553, codified in relevant part at 30 U.S.C. § 1413
Under Section 103(d) of this Act, the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the Department of Commerce must provide the Attorney General and the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade...
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Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act

Mission
Consumer Protection
Law
Pub. L. No. 111-31, 123 Stat. 1776, codified at 15 U.S.C. §§ 1331-1340 (Â鶹´«Ã½ Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act), 15 U.S.C. §§ 4401-4408 (Comprehensive Smokeless Tobacco Health Education Act), 21 U.S.C. §§ 387-387u (Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Act)
This Act, amending the Comprehensive Smokeless Tobacco Health Education Act, as well as the Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Act and the Â鶹´«Ã½ Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act, provides the...
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Packers and Stockyards Act

Mission
Competition
Consumer Protection
Law
Aug. 15, 1921, ch.64, 42 Stat. 159, codified in relevant part at 7 U.S.C. §§ 181-229, in particular, § 227
Section 406 of this Act (7 U.S.C. § 227) provides the Commission with jurisdiction over transactions in poultry products and margarine; and over retail sales of meat, meat food products, and livestock...
Statutes

Health Information Technology ("HITECH") Provisions of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Title XIII, Subtitle D

Mission
Consumer Protection
Law
Pub. L. No. 111-5, 123 Stat. 115, codified in relevant part at 42 U.S.C. § 17937 and 17953
This Act directs the FTC to issue a rule requiring certain entities that obtain consumers' personal information but are not subject to the Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act ("HIPAA")...
Statutes

Energy Policy and Conservation Act (1975)

Mission
Competition
Consumer Protection
Law
Pub. L. No. 94-163, 89 Stat. 871, codified in relevant part at 42 U.S.C. §§ 6272-6273, 6294
This Act (a) directs the Commission and the Justice Department to participate in developing, implementing, monitoring, and reporting on voluntary agreements and plans established by oil companies to...
Statutes

Crimes Against Charitable Americans Act of 2001

Mission
Consumer Protection
Law
Section 1011 of the USA Patriot Act, Pub. L. No. 107-56, 115 Stat. 272, codified in relevant part at 15 U.S.C. § 6102 and § 6106
Section 1011 amends the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act to cover “charitable solicitations.†It requires the FTC to expand the scope of the Telemarketing Sales Rule to cover...
Statutes

Credit Repair Organizations Act

Mission
Consumer Protection
Law
15 U.S.C. §§ 1679-1679j
This Act, Title IV of the Consumer Credit Protection Act, prohibits untrue or misleading representations and requires certain affirmative disclosures in the offering or sale of "credit repair"...
Statutes

Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Titles X and XIV

Mission
Consumer Protection
Law
Pub. L. No. 111-203, 124 Stat. 1376, codified in relevant part at 12 U.S.C. § 5301, §§ 5481-5603, and in laws amended (Title X); and 12 U.S.C. § 5481 note, 15 U.S.C. § 1601 note, § 1602, and § 1631 et seq. (Title XIV)
Title X of this Act creates a new Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection within the Â鶹´«Ã½ Reserve Board as a new supervisor for certain financial firms and as a rulemaker and enforcer against...
Statutes

Webb-Pomerene Act

Mission
Competition
Law
15 U.S.C. §§ 61-68
Under this Act, the Commission is responsible for receiving certain filings from export trade associations organized under the Act; investigating association operations that may adversely affect...
Statutes

Postal Reorganization Act of 1970

Mission
Consumer Protection
Law
Pub. L. No. 91-719, 84 Stat. 719, codified in relevant part at 39 U.S.C. § 3009
Section 3009 authorizes the Commission to prosecute as an unfair or deceptive practice in violation of the FTC Act any use of the mails to send unordered merchandise.
Statutes

Truth in Lending Act

Mission
Consumer Protection
Law
15 U.S.C. §§ 1601-1667f, as amended
This Act (Title I of the Consumer Credit Protection Act) authorizes the Commission to enforce compliance by most non-depository entities with a variety of statutory provisions. Among other...
Statutes

Textile Fiber Products Identification Act

Mission
Consumer Protection
Law
15 U.S.C. §§ 70-70k, as amended
This Act deals with mandatory content disclosure in the labeling, invoicing, and advertising of textile fiber products. Under the Act, misbranding is unlawful under the FTC Act, as is falsely or...
Statutes

Standards Development Organization Act of 2004

Mission
Competition
Law
15 U.S.C. §§ 4301-4306
This Act amends the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993 to extend the same antitrust protections to standards development organizations (SDOs) while those organizations are...
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