Bill Restoring FTC Authority To Seek Monetary Recovery Advances In US House

During subcommittee markup, Republican members offered amendments to limit FTC’s ability to seek monetary relief for consumers. Measure has the ‘potential to be a legacy bill,’ ranking member says, indicating it may clear Congress.

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House subcommittee marks up bill restoring FTC authority • Source: Alamy

Legislation restoring the US Federal Trade Commission’s authority to seek monetary recovery in fraud and antitrust litigation cleared a subcommittee of the US House Energy & Commerce Committee but some changes sought by Republican members may be made before the measure is taken up by the full committee.

At a 27 May virtual markup of HR 2668, the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce voted to adopt the...

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