Commission and Staff Reports
2010
- Pay-For-Delay: How Drug Company Pay-Offs Cost Consumers Billions: A Federal Trade Commission Staff Study (January 2010)
- Agreements Filed With the Federal Trade Commission Under the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003: Summary of Agreements Filed in Fiscal Year 2008: A Report by the Bureau of Competition (January 2010)
- Biennial Report to Congress Pursuant to the Do Not Call Registry Fee Extension Act of 2007 (December 2009)
- Additional Report to Congress Pursuant to the Do Not Call Registry Fee Extension Act of 2007 (December 2009)
2009
- Report of the Federal Trade Commission on Activities in the Oil and Natural Gas Industries (December 2009)
- A Staff Report On The Federal Trade Commission’s Fraud Forum By The Commission’s Division of Marketing Practices (December 2009)
- The U.S. SAFE WEB Act: The First Three Years: A Federal Trade Commission Report to Congress (December 2009)
- Marketing Violent Entertainment to Children: A Sixth Follow-Up Review of Industry Practices in the Motion Picture, Music Recording & Electronic Game Industries (December 2009)
- Virtual Worlds and Kids: Mapping the Risks: A Federal Trade Commission Report to Congress (December 2009)
- 2009 Federal Trade Commission Report To Congress On Ethanol Market Concentration
- Federal Trade Commission Cigarette Report for 2006 (August 2009)
- Federal Trade Commission Smokeless Tobacco Report for the Year 2006 (August 2009)
- Annual Report Regarding the Operation of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Premerger Notification Program: Federal Trade Commission (Bureau of Competition) and Department of Justice (Antitrust Division): Fiscal Year 2008
- Report of the Federal Trade Commission on Activities in the Oil and Natural Gas Industries (June 2009)
- Authorized Generics: An Interim Report of the Federal Trade Commission (June 2009)
- Emerging Health Care Issues: Follow-On Biologic Drug Competition: A Federal Trade Commission Report (June 2009)
- College Scholarship Fraud Prevention Act of 2000: Eighth Annual Report to Congress by the Department of Justice, the Department of Education, and the Federal Trade Commission (May 2009)
- Beyond Voice: Mapping the Mobile Marketplace: A Federal Trade Commission Staff Report (April 2009)
- The FTC in 2009: The Annual Report of the Federal Trade Commission (March 2009)
- Collecting Consumer Debts: The Challenges of Change: A Federal Trade Commission Workshop Report (February 2009)
- Federal Trade Commission Enforcement of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: The Thirty-First Annual Report to Congress: The Types of Consumer Complaints Received, Recent Developments in Commission Law Enforcement Related to Debt Collection, and Commission Consumer and Industry Education and Policy Initiatives In 2008 (February 2009)
- Federal Trade Commission Staff Report: Self-Regulatory Principles For Online Behavioral Advertising: Tracking, Targeting, and Technology (February 2009)
- Negative Options: A Federal Trade Commission Workshop Analyzing Negative Option Marketing: A Report By the Staff of the FTC Division of Enforcement (January 2009)
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Enforcement Activities of the Federal Trade Commission Under the Truth In Lending Act, the Consumer Leasing Act, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, and the Electronic Fund Transfer Act During 2008
- The Federal Trade Commission at 100: Into Our Second Century
The Continuing Pursuit of Better Practices: A Report by Federal Trade Commission Chairman William E. Kovacic
January 2009
2008
- Federal Trade Commission Report Pursuant to the Buy American Act, Covering Fiscal Year 2008
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Section 611(e) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act: Federal Trade Commission Program Referring Consumer Complaints About Possible Act Violations To The Three Nationwide Consumer Reporting Agencies, and Securing Complaint Resolution Information From Them: Commission Report to Congress On Information Gathered (December 2008)
- Report of the Federal Trade Commission on Activities in the Oil and Natural Gas Industries (December 2008)
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Section 319 of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003: Third Interim Federal Trade Commission Report to Congress Concerning the Accuracy of Information in Credit Reports
- Security In Numbers: Social Security Numbers and Identity Theft: A Federal Trade Commission Report Providing Recommendations On Social Security Number Use In the Private Sector (December 2008)
- Horizontal Merger Investigation Data, Fiscal Years 1996-2007
- 2008 Federal Trade Commission Report To Congress On Ethanol Market Concentration
- The Do-Not-Call Improvement Act of 2007: Report To Congress Regarding the Accuracy of the Do Not Call Registry
- Annual Report to Congress Regarding the Operation of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Premerger Notification Program: Federal Trade Commission (Bureau of Competition) and Department of Justice (Antitrust Division): Fiscal Year 2007
- The President's Identity Theft Task Force Report (September 2008)
- Marketing Food To Children and Adolescents: A Review of Industry Expenditures, Activities, and Self-Regulation: A Federal Trade Commission Report To Congress (July 2008)
- Roundtable Discussion On Phishing Education: A Staff Report By the Federal Trade Commission’s Division of Consumer and Business Education and Division of Marketing Practices (July 2008)
- The National Do Not Call Registry: Annual Report to Congress for Fiscal Year 2007, Pursuant to the Do Not Call Implementation Act, On Implementation of the National Do Not Call Registry (July 2008).
- Report of the Federal Trade Commission on Activities in the Oil and Natural Gas Industries (June 2008)
- Self-Regulation in the Alcohol Industry: Report of the Federal Trade Commission (June 2008)
- Agreements Filed With the Federal Trade Commission Under the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003: Summary of Agreements Filed in Fiscal Year 2007: A Report by the Bureau of Competition (May 2008)
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The College Scholarship Fraud Prevention Act of 2000: Seventh Annual Report to Congress by the Department of Justice, the Department of Education, and the Federal Trade Commission (May 2008)
- Federal Trade Commission Report Pursuant to the Buy American Act, Covering Fiscal Year 2007
- Protecting Consumers in the Next Tech-ade: A Report by the Staff of the Federal Trade Commission (March 2008)
- The FTC in 2008: A Force For Consumers and Competition (March 2008)
- Federal Trade Commission Enforcement of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: The Thirtieth Annual Report to Congress: The Types of Consumer Complaints Received, Commission Debt Collection Enforcement Actions, and Commission Consumer and Industry Education Initiatives In 2007 (March 2008)
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Enforcement Activities of the Federal Trade Commission Under the Truth In Lending Act, the Consumer Leasing Act, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, and the Electronic Fund Transfer Act During 2007
- Accounting for Laws That Apply Differently to the United States Postal Service and Its Private Competitors: A Report By the Federal Trade Commission
2007
- Report on the Accomplishments of the Toronto Strategic Partnership Between the United States and Canada: 2000 - 2007 (January 2008)
- Spam Summit: The Next Generation of Threats and Solutions: A Staff Report by the Federal Trade Commission's Division of Marketing Practices (November 2007)
- 2007 Federal Trade Commission Report on Ethanol Market Concentration (November 29, 2007)
- Federal Trade Commission: 2006 Identity Theft Survey Report: Prepared for the Commission by Synovate (November 2007)
- Federal Trade Commission Performance and Accountability Report - Fiscal Year 2007 (November 2007)
- Consumer Fraud in the United States: The Second Federal Trade Commission Survey: Staff Report of the Federal Trade Commission Bureaus of Economics and Consumer Protection (October 2007)
- Federal Trade Commission Report On Spring/Summer 2006 Nationwide Gasoline Price Increases (August 2007)
- Credit-Based Insurance Scores: Impacts on Consumers of Automobile Insurance: A Report to Congress By the Federal Trade Commission (July 2007)
- Broadband Connectivity Competition Policy (June 2007)
- Improving Consumer Mortgage Disclosures: An Empirical Assessment of Current and Prototype Disclosure Forms:
A Bureau of Economics Staff Report (June 2007)
- Children's Exposure to Television Advertising in 1977 and 2004: Information for the Obesity Debate:
A Bureau of Economics Staff Report (June 2007)
- The College Scholarship Fraud Prevention Act of 2000: Sixth Annual Report to Congress by the Department of Justice, the Department of Education, and the Federal Trade Commission (May 2007)
- Electric Energy Market Competition Task Force, Report to Congress on Competition in Wholesale and Retail Markets for Electric Energy (April 2007)
- Competition in the Real Estate Brokerage Industry: A Report by the Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice (April 2007)
- Federal Trade Commission Cigarette Report for 2004 and 2005 (April 2007)
- Federal Trade Commission Smokeless Tobacco Report for 2002 Through 2005 (April 2007)
- The FTC in 2007: A Champion for Consumers and Competition (April 2007)
- Antitrust Enforcement and Intellectual Property Rights: Promoting Innovation and Competition: A Report Issued By the
U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission (April 2007)
- Marketing Violent Entertainment to Children: A Fifth Follow-Up Review of Industry Practices in the Motion Picture, Music Recording & Electronic Game Industries: A Federal Trade Commission Report to Congress (April 2007)
- Federal Trade Commission Enforcement of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: The Twenty-Ninth Annual Report to Congress: The Types of Consumer Complaints Received, Commission Debt Collection Enforcement Actions, and Commission Consumer and Industry Education Initiatives In 2006 (March 2007)
- Implementing the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act: A Federal Trade Commission Report to Congress (February 2007)
- Enforcement Activities of the Federal Trade Commission Under the Truth In Lending Act, the Consumer Leasing Act, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, and the Electronic Fund Transfer Acts During 2006
- Horizontal Merger Investigation Data, Fiscal Years 1996-2005
- Agreements Filed With the Federal Trade Commission Under the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003: Summary of Agreements Filed in Fiscal Year 2006: A Report by the Bureau of Competition (January 2007)
2006
- Federal Trade Commission Report on Ethanol Market Concentration (December 1, 2006)
- Second Interim Report of the Federal Trade Commission to Congress Under Section 319 of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2006 (December 2006)
- Federal Trade Commission Performance and Accountability Report - Fiscal Year 2006 (November 2006)
- FTC Staff Report Concerning Enforcement Perspectives on the Noerr-Pennington Doctrine (Oct. 2006) (P013518)
- FTC Staff Report Concerning Municipal Provision of Wireless Internet (Sept. 2006) (V060021)
- Annual Report to Congress Regarding the Operation of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Premerger Notification Program: Federal Trade Commission (Bureau of Competition) and Department of Justice (Antitrust Division): Fiscal Year 2005 (September 2006)
- Federal Trade Commission and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Report to Congress on the Fair Credit Reporting Act Dispute Process (August 2006)
- The National Do Not Call Registry: Annual Report to Congress for FY 2005 Pursuant to the Do Not Call Implementation Act On Implementation of the Registry.
- The Federal Trade Commission Investigation of Gasoline Price Manipulation and Post-Katrina Gasoline Price Increases: A Commission Report to Congress (Spring 2006)
- Perspectives On Marketing, Self-Regulation, & Childhood Obesity: A Report on a Joint Workshop of the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Health and Human Services (April 2006)
- The College Scholarship Fraud Prevention Act of 2000: Fifth Annual Report to Congress by the Department of Justice, the Department of Education, and the Federal Trade Commission (May 2005)
- Agreements Filed With the Federal Trade Commission Under the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003: Summary of Agreements Filed in Fiscal Year 2005: A Report by the Bureau of Competition (April 2006)
- Text of the Commission Report
- Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: Federal Trade Commission Annual Report 2006: The Types of Consumer Complaints Received, Debt Collection Enforcement Actions, and Consumer and Industry Education Initiatives in 2005 (April 2006)
- Interim Report on Gasoline Pricing: A Report to Congress (March 2006)
- Enforcement Activities of the FTC Under the Truth In Lending Act, the Consumer Leasing Act, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, and the Electronic Fund Transfer Acts During 2005 (January 2006)
- Federal Trade Commission Report on Ethanol Market Concentration
- The National Do Not Call Registry: Annual Report to Congress for FY 2003 and FY 2004 Pursuant to the Do Not Call Implementation Act On Implementation of the Registry (September 2005)
- Pharmacy Benefit Managers: Ownership of Mail-Order Pharmacies: A Federal Trade Commission Report (August 2005)
- Annual Report to Congress Regarding the Operation of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Premerger Notification Program: Federal Trade Commission (Bureau of Competition) and Department of Justice (Antitrust Division) Fiscal Year 2004 (August 2005)
Federal Trade Commission Cigarette Report For 2003 (August 2005)
- Top Etailers' Compliance With CAN-SPAM's Opt-Out Provisions: A Report by the Federal Trade Commission's Division of Marketing Practices (July 2005)
- Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: Federal Trade Commission Annual Report 2005: The Types of Consumer Complaints Received, Debt Collection Enforcement Actions, and Consumer and Industry Education Initiatives in 2004 (July 2005)
- Fraud and Identity Theft Complaints Received by the Federal Trade Commission From Consumers Age 50 and Over: A Commission Staff Report to the Special Committee On Aging, United States Senate
- Gasoline Price Changes: The Dynamic of Supply, Demand, and Competition: A Federal Trade Commission Report (2005)
- The US SAFE WEB Act: Protecting Consumers from Spam, Spyware, and Fraud
- Peer-to-Peer File-Sharing Technology: Consumer Protection and Competition Issues: A Federal Trade Commission Staff Workshop Report (June 2005)
- Subject Line Labeling as a Weapon Against Spam: A CAN-SPAM Report to Congress (June 2005)
- Text and Appendices of the Report and the Statements of Commissioner Harbour and Commissioner Leibowitz
- News Release
- The College Scholarship Fraud Prevention Act of 2000: Fourth Annual Report to Congress by the Department of Justice, the Department of Education, and the Federal Trade Commission (May 2005)
- 2004 Weight-Loss Advertising Survey: A Report From the Staff of the Federal Trade Commission (April 2005)
- RFID: Radio Frequency IDentification: Applications and Implications for Consumers: A Workshop Report From the Staff of the Federal Trade Commission (March 2005)
- Spyware Workshop: Monitoring Software On Your Personal Computer: Spyware, Adware, and Other Software: Report of the Federal Trade Commission Staff (March 2005)
- The Strength of Competition in the Sale of Rx Contact Lenses: An FTC Study
- Agreements Filed with the Federal Trade Commission under the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003: Summary of Agreements Filed in FY 2004: A Report by The Bureau of Competition
- Small Business Paperwork Relief Act: Federal Trade Commission Report to Congress for Fiscal Year 2004 (December 2004)
- Agreements Filed with the Federal Trade Commission under the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003: Summary of Agreements Filed in FY 2004: A Report by The Bureau of Competition
- Text of Summary of Agreements
- Under Section 318 and 319 of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transaction Act of 2003
- Federal Trade Commission Cigarette Report for 2002 (October 2004)
- Hispanic Outreach Forum and Law Enforcement Workshop: A Summary of the Proceedings, October 2004
- 16 CFR Part 642 and Part 698: Implementation of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003: Opt-Out Disclosures for Prescreened Solicitations for Credit or Insurance: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Request for Public Comment on the Proposed Rule and on Proposed Model Forms
- A CAN-SPAM Informant Reward System: A Federal Trade Commission Report to Congress (September 2004)
- Annual Report to Congress Regarding the Operation of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Premerger Notification Program: Federal Trade Commission (Bureau of Competition) and Department of Justice (Antitrust Division) Fiscal Year 2003 (August 2004)
- Staff Report of the Bureau of Consumer Protection to the Federal Trade Commission and Proposed Revised Trade Regulation Rule (August 2004)
- Text of the Staff Report [PDF 1.7MB]
- The Petroleum Industry: Mergers, Structural Change, And Antitrust Enforcement: A Report of the Staff of the Federal Trade Commission Bureau of Economics (August 2004)
- Consumer Fraud in the United States : An FTC Survey (August 2004)
- Enforcement Actions Pursuant to Title V, Subtitle B of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act ("Fraudulent Access to Financial Information"): Fourth Annual Federal Trade Commission Report to Congress (July 2004)
- Text of Report [PDF 18KB]
- Improving Health Care: A Dose of Competition: A Report by the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice (July 2004)
- Marketing Violent Entertainment to Children: A Fourth Follow-Up Review of Industry Practices in the Motion Picture, Music Recording & Electronic Game Industries (July 2004): A Report to Congress (July 2004)
- Text of Report [PDF 939K]
- The CAN-SPAM Act of 2003: National Do Not Email Registy: A Federal Trade Commission Report to Congress (June 2004)
- Fulfilling the Original Vision: The FTC at 90 (April 2004)
- Possible Anticompetitive Barriers to E-Commerce: Contact Lenses: A Report from the Staff of the Federal Trade Commission
- Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Annual Report to Congress: Federal Trade Commission Enforcement Actions and Consumer and Industry Education Initiatives in 2003 (March 2004)
- Text of Report [PDF 68KB]
- The Effect of Mortgage Broker Compensation Disclosures on Consumers and Competition: A Controlled Experiment
A Bureau of Economics Staff Report (February 2004)
- Horizontal Merger Investigation Data, Fiscal Years 1996-2003
A Federal Trade Commission Staff Report (February 2004)
- Report to Congress Under the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act: Civil Penalties in FTC Enforcement Actions -- Fiscal 2003 (January 2004)
- Enforcement Activities of the FTC Under the Truth In Lending Act, the Consumer Leasing Act, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, and the Electronic Fund Transfer Acts During 2003 (January 2004)
- Report to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
- Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Annual Report to Congress: Federal Trade Commission Enforcement Actions and Consumer and Industry Education Initiatives in 2002 (April 2003)
- Technologies for Protecting Personal Information
- Deception in Weight-Loss Advertising Workshop: Seizing Opportunities and Building Partnerships to Stop Weight-Loss Fraud
A Federal Trade Commission Staff Report (December 2003)
- The Use of Slotting Allowances in the Retail Grocery Industry
A Report from the Staff of the Federal Trade Commission (November 2003)
- Staff Summary of Federal Trade Commission Activities Affecting Older Americans: September 2001 - August 2003: A Commission Staff Report to the United States Senate Special Committee on Aging
- To Promote Innovation: The Proper Balance of Competition and Patent Law and Policy
A Report by the Federal Trade Commission, October 2003
- False Claims in Spam:
A Report By the Division of Marketing Practices, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission (April 2003) [PDF 328K]
- Franchise and Business Opportunity Program Review 1993-2000
bureau of consumer protection staff report (june 2001) [PDF 287K]
- Report to Congress Regarding Merger Review Procedures: submitted by the federal trade commission (june 2001)
- Report to Congress On The Electronic Signatures In Global And National Commerce Act: The Consumer Consent Provision in Section 101(c)(1)(C)(ii)
submitted by the federal trade commission (bureau of consumer protection) and the Department of Commerce (National Telecommunications and Information Administration) (June 2001)
- Text of Report and Appendices A-E [HTML] [PDF 171K]
- Consumer Protection in the Global Electronic Marketplace: Looking Ahead
bureau of consumer protection staff report (september 2000) [PDF 203K]
- Marketing Violent Entertainment To Children:
a review of self-regulation and industry practices in the motion picture, music recording & electronic game Industries: A Report of The Federal Trade Commission (September 2000) [PDF 434KB]
- Online Profiling: A Federal Trade Commission Report to Congress, Part 2 (July 2000)
- Economic Perspectives on the Internet by Alan E. Wiseman (July 2000)
- Competition and Consumer Protection Perspectives on Electric Power Regulatory Reform (July 2000)
- Annual Report to Congress on the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (June 2000)
- Online Profiling: A Federal Trade Commission Report to Congress (June 2000) (PDF 83KB)
- Privacy Online: Fair Information Practices in the Electronic Marketplace: A Federal Trade Commission Report to Congress (May 2000)
- Text of the Report, with the Statements of Commissioner Swindle and Commissioner Leary, and Appendices A-C [pdf 776k]
- Text of the Report [pdf 416k]
- Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Swindle [pdf 192k]
- Statement of Commissioner Leary, Concurring in Part and Dissenting in Part [pdf 98k]
- Appendix A-Methodology [pdf 115k]
- Appendix B-Survey, Samples, Results, and Instructions [pdf 350k]
- Appendix C-Data Tables [pdf 164k]
- Appendix D-Report of Advisory Committee on Online Access and Security
- Survey of Rent-to-Own Customers (April 2000)
- Going, Going, Gone... Law Enforcement Efforts to Combat Internet Auction Fraud (february 2000) [PDF 138KB]
- 2000 Report on Tar, Nicotine, and Carbon Monoxide, Covering 1998 [PDF 243KB] [WP]
- PRICE CHECK II: A Follow-up Report on the Accuracy of Checkout Scanner Prices
a report by the staff of the Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (December 1998)
- Milk: Does It Measure Up? --One Year Later-- A Report on the Accuracy of Net Content Labeling of Milk(August 1998)
- Privacy Online: A Report to Congress (june 1998) [PDF 256KB]
- Staff Report: Public Workshop on Consumer Privacy on the Global Information Infrastructure (December 1996)
- PRICE CHECK: A Report on the Accuracy of Checkout Scanners(October 1996) [PDF 118KB]
Almost $2 trillion is spent in retail stores every year, and a large portion of those sales is rung up with electronic checkout scanners. Checkout scanners have been in use for over 20 years, but there are ongoing concerns about their accuracy. These concerns led to this study of scanner practices across the country. The staff of the Federal Trade Commission, Technology Services of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the States of Florida, Michigan, Missouri, Tennessee, Vermont and Wisconsin and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts participated in this study.
- Revised Federal Trade Commission, Justice Department Policy Statements on Health Care Antritrust Enforcement (August 1996) [PDF 297K]
