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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 (Federal 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 Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act, provides the...

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")...

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...

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...

U.S. SAFE WEB Act

Mission
Competition
Consumer Protection
Law
Pub. L. No. 109-455, 120 Stat. 3372, extended by Pub. L. No. 116-173, 134 Stat. 837, codified at 15 U.S.C. §§ 41 et seq.
This Act, amending the FTC Act, provides the FTC with a number of tools to improve enforcement regarding consumer protection matters, particularly those with an international dimension, including...

Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act

Mission
Consumer Protection
Law
15 U.S.C. §§ 1331-1340; 21 U.S.C. § 387c
This Act requires manufacturers, packagers, and importers to place one of four statutorily-prescribed health warning statements on cigarette packages and in advertisements, on a rotational basis as...

Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act

Mission
Consumer Protection
Law
Pub. L. No. 103-325, 108 Stat. 2190, codified to various parts of Truth in Lending Act, particularly 15 U.S.C. §§ 1601-02, §§1639-41
The Act, amending the Truth in Lending Act, establishes disclosure requirements and prohibits equity stripping and other abusive practices in connection with high-cost mortgages. The Dodd-Frank Act...