Hearing: “Transforming the FTC: Legislation to Modernize Consumer Protection”

Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce (Committee on Energy and Commerce)

2123 RHOB
Washington, D.C.

Witnesses

Text of Legislation

• H.R. 2671, the “Solidifying Habitual and Institutional Explanations of Liability and Defenses Act” or the “SHIELD Act” [PDF]
• H.R. 2672, the “FTC Robust Elderly Protections and Organizational Requirements to Track Scams Act” or the “FTC REPORTS Act” [PDF]
• H.R. 2676, the “Revealing Economic Conclusions for Suggestions Act” or the “RECS Act” [PDF]
• H.R. 2677, the “Technological Innovation through Modernizing Enforcement Act” or the “TIME Act” [PDF]
• H.R. 2690, the “Clarifying Legality and Enforcement Action Reasoning Act” or the “CLEAR Act” [PDF]
• H.R. 2702, the “Statement on Unfairness Reinforcement and Emphasis Act” or the “SURE Act” [PDF]
• H.R. 3067, the “Online Consumer Protection Act” [PDF]
• H.R. 3918, a bill to amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to permit the Federal Trade Commission to enforce such Act against certain tax-exempt organizations [PDF]
• H.R. 4447, the “21st Century FTC Act” [PDF]
• H.R. 4460, the “Consumer Equity Protection Act of 2021” [PDF]
• H.R. 4475, the “Protecting Consumers in Commerce Act of 2021” [PDF]
• H.R. 4483, the “Veterans and Servicemember Consumer Protection Act of 2021” [PDF]
• H.R. 4488, the “FTC Autonomy Act” [PDF]
• H.R. 4530, the “Federal Trade Commission Technologists Act of 2021” [PDF]
• H.R. 4551, the “Reporting Attacks from Nations Selected for Oversight and Monitoring Web Attacks and Ransomware from Enemies Act” or the “RANSOMWARE Act” [PDF]
• H.R. 4564, the “Federal Trade Commission Transparency Act” [PDF]

Support Documents

• Hearing Notice [PDF]
• Briefing Memo [PDF] Added 07/27/2021 at 04:30 PM
• The Federal Trade Commission's Written Testimony [PDF] Added 07/27/2021 at 04:30 PM
• Document for the Record - A Letter from Senator Toomey to Commissioner Chopra dated June 17, 2021 [PDF] Added 07/29/2021 at 02:18 PM
• Document for the Record - A Letter from Senator Toomey to Commissioner Chopra dated July 13, 2021 [PDF] Added 07/29/2021 at 02:18 PM
• Document for the Record - A Dissenting Statement from Commissioners Phillips and Wilson Regarding Withdrawal of Sec 5 Statement of Enforcement Principles [PDF] Added 07/29/2021 at 02:18 PM
• Document for the Record - A Dissenting Statement of Commissioners Phillips and Wilson Regarding revised Section 18 [PDF] Added 07/29/2021 at 02:18 PM
• Document for the Record - A Letter from Security Industry Association [PDF] Added 07/29/2021 at 02:18 PM
• Document for the Record - A Letter from the Committee for Justice [PDF] Added 07/29/2021 at 02:18 PM
• Document for the Record - A Letter from the Chamber of Commerce [PDF] Added 07/29/2021 at 02:18 PM

Member Statements

• Opening Statement of Frank Pallone Jr., Chairman of the Full Committee [PDF] Added 07/29/2021 at 02:18 PM
• Opening Statement of Gus Bilirakis, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce [PDF] Added 07/29/2021 at 02:18 PM
• Opening Statement of Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Ranking Member of the Full Committee [PDF] Added 07/29/2021 at 02:18 PM
• Opening Statement of Janice D. Schakowsky - Chair of the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce [PDF] Added 07/29/2021 at 05:46 PM

Hearing Record

• Member Attendance [PDF] Added 07/29/2021 at 02:18 PM
• Unedited Transcript [PDF] Added 08/04/2021 at 09:52 AM

First Published: July 21, 2021 at 01:47 PM
Last Updated: September 22, 2021 at 10:29 AM