WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Federal Trade Commission

S. 2860, The Fair Value and Independent Appraisal Act

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2860 would diminish predatory lending by enhancing appraisal quality and standards, it would improve appraisal oversight, it would ensure mortgage appraiser independence, and it would provide for enhanced remedies and enforcement....

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S. 2831, The Federal Trade Commission Reauthorization Act of 2008

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2831 would reauthorize the Federal Trade Commission....

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S. 2793, The Stop Deceptive Advertising for Women's Services Act

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2793 would direct the Federal Trade Commission to prescribe a rule prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services....

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S. 2459, A bill to authorize appropriations for research and enforcement activities of the Federal Trade Commission related to misleading mortgage advertisements

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2459 would authorize appropriations for research and enforcement activities of the Federal Trade Commission related to misleading mortgage advertisements....

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H.R. 4298, To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4298 would direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry....

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H.R. 4125, To amend the Hobby Protection Act to require that imitation Civil War items be clearly marked as copies

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4125 would amend the Hobby Protection Act to require that imitation Civil War items be clearly marked as copies....

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S. 2096, The Do-Not-Call Improvement Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Wed, 26 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2096 would amend the Do-Not-Call Implementation Act to eliminate the automatic removal of telephone numbers registered on the Federal "do-not-call" registry....

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P.L. 110-187, The Do-Not-Call Improvement Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Mon, 17 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3541 would amend the "Do-not-call" Implementation Act to eliminate the automatic removal of telephone numbers registered on the Federal "do-not-call" registry....

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H.R. 3525, The FACT Act Rulewriting Improvement Act of 2007

Fri, 14 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3525 would require rapid implementation of guidelines and regulations regarding the accuracy of consumer information furnished to consumer reporting agencies that were required to be established by the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 and have not been implemented, and it would provide that the Federal Trade Commission shall take the lead in implementation of the guidelines and regulations....

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H.R. 3526, To include all banking agencies within the existing regulatory authority under the Federal Trade Commission Act with respect to depository institutions, and for other purposes - Cost per Average Family: $0.06

Fri, 14 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3526 would include all banking agencies within the existing regulatory authority under the Federal Trade Commission Act with respect to depository institutions....

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H.R. 2991, The Independent Health Record Trust Act of 2007

Wed, 11 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2991 would improve the availability of health information and the provision of health care by encouraging the creation, use, and maintenance of lifetime electronic health records of individuals in independent health record trusts and by providing a secure and privacy-protected framework in which such records are made available only by the affirmative consent of such individuals and are used to build a nationwide health information technology infrastructure....

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H.R. 2829, The Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $342.70

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2829 would make appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008....

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H.R. 2601, To extend the authority of the Federal Trade Commission to collect fees to administer and enforce the provisions relating to the "Do-not-call" registry of the Telemarketing Sales Rule - Cost per Average Family: $1.95

Wed, 06 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2601 would extend the authority of the Federal Trade Commission to collect fees to administer and enforce the provisions relating to the "Do-not-call" registry of the Telemarketing Sales Rule....

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H.R. 2478, The Stop Deceptive Advertising for Women's Services Act

Thu, 24 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2478 would direct the Federal Trade Commission to prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services....

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H.R. 2335, The Federal Energy Price Protection Act of 2007

Tue, 15 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2335 would prohibit price gouging in the sale of gasoline, diesel fuel, crude oil, and home heating oil....

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H.R. 2278, To restore the authority of the Federal Trade Commission to issue regulations on marketing and advertising to children

Thu, 10 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2278 would restore the authority of the Federal Trade Commission to issue regulations on marketing and advertising to children....

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H.R. 2117, The Health Freedom Protection Act

Wed, 02 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2117 would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act concerning foods and dietary supplements, and it would amend the Federal Trade Commission Act concerning the burden of proof in false advertising cases....

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S. 1260, The Data Security Act of 2007

Tue, 01 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1260 would protect information relating to consumers, and it would require notice of security breaches....

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H.R. 2061, The Predatory Mortgage Lending Practices Reduction Act

Thu, 26 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2061 would protect home buyers from predatory lending practices....

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H.R. 1992, The Decent Working Conditions and Fair Competition Act

Mon, 23 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1992 would amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to prohibit the import, export, and sale of goods made with sweatshop labor....

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S. 1176, The Credit Card Minimum Payment Warning Act of 2007

Fri, 20 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1176 would require enhanced disclosure to consumers regarding the consequences of making only minimum required payments in the repayment of credit card debt....

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S. 1178, The Identity Theft Prevention Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.08

Fri, 20 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1178 would strengthen data protection and safeguards, require data breach notification, and further prevent identity theft....

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H.R. 1910, The Decent Working Conditions and Fair Competition Act

Wed, 18 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1910 would amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to prohibit the import, export, and sale of goods made with sweatshop labor....

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S. 1061, The Homeowners' Insurance Noncoverage Disclosure Act

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1061 would require insurance companies to fully disclose insurance coverage and noncoverage of homeowner's insurance policies, and it would provide for enforcement by the Federal Trade Commission....

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H.R. 1767, The Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1767 would amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act to assure meaningful disclosures of the terms of rental-purchase agreements, including disclosures of all costs to consumers under such agreements, and it would provide certain substantive rights to consumers under such agreements....

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