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Legal Library: Statutes

The Commission has enforcement or administrative responsibilities under more than 80 laws. The agency’s primary statutes, the Federal Trade Commission Act and the Clayton Act, appear first followed by all of the other statutes in alphabetical order. The links for the statutes primarily are to uscode.house.gov, which updates the statutes on a regular basis. Please note, however, that the FTC cannot guarantee the accuracy of any particular statute or statute link at any particular time.

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Muhammed Ali Boxing Reform Act

Mission

Competition

Consumer Protection

Law

15 U.S.C. §§ 6301-6313

This Act, amending the Professional Boxing Safety Act of 1996, specifies that a sanctioning organization may not receive any compensation from a boxing match unless it files its bylaws and a complete...

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National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993

Mission

Competition

Law

15 U.S.C. §§ 4301-4306

This Act establishes certain protections for any joint research, development, or production venture as to which a voluntary, prior written notification has been filed with the Attorney General and the...

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Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act

Mission

Competition

Law

Pub. L. No. 109-417, 120 Stat. 2831, codified in relevant part at 42 USC 247d–6a note

Section 405 of the Act provides for the Commission and the Department of Justice to participate in developing, implementing, monitoring and reporting on consultations among, and voluntary agreements...

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Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act

Mission

Competition

Law

Pub. L. No. 109-435, 120 Stat. 3198, codified in relevant part at 39 U.S.C. § 409

Section 404 of this Act (39 U.S.C. § 409), among other things, makes the United States Postal Service subject to FTC enforcement under the FTC Act with respect to unfair methods of competition.

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Sober Truth on Preventing Underage Drinking Act (STOP Act)

Mission

Consumer Protection

Law

42 U.S.C. § 290bb-25b

This Act formally establishes and enhances the Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Prevention of Underage Drinking, of which the FTC is a member.

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Standards Development Organization Act of 2004

Mission

Competition

Law

15 U.S.C. §§ 4301-4306

This Act amends the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993 to extend the same antitrust protections to standards development organizations (SDOs) while those organizations are...

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Textile Fiber Products Identification Act

Mission

Consumer Protection

Law

15 U.S.C. §§ 70-70k, as amended

This Act deals with mandatory content disclosure in the labeling, invoicing, and advertising of textile fiber products. Under the Act, misbranding is unlawful under the FTC Act, as is falsely or...

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Truth in Lending Act

Mission

Consumer Protection

Law

15 U.S.C. §§ 1601-1667f, as amended

This Act (Title I of the Consumer Credit Protection Act) authorizes the Commission to enforce compliance by most non-depository entities with a variety of statutory provisions. Among other...

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Postal Reorganization Act of 1970

Mission

Consumer Protection

Law

Pub. L. No. 91-719, 84 Stat. 719, codified in relevant part at 39 U.S.C. § 3009

Section 3009 authorizes the Commission to prosecute as an unfair or deceptive practice in violation of the FTC Act any use of the mails to send unordered merchandise.

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Webb-Pomerene Act

Mission

Competition

Law

15 U.S.C. §§ 61-68

Under this Act, the Commission is responsible for receiving certain filings from export trade associations organized under the Act; investigating association operations that may adversely affect...

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Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Titles X and XIV

Mission

Consumer Protection

Law

Pub. L. No. 111-203, 124 Stat. 1376, codified in relevant part at 12 U.S.C. § 5301, §§ 5481-5603, and in laws amended (Title X); and 12 U.S.C. § 5481 note, 15 U.S.C. § 1601 note, § 1602, and § 1631 et seq. (Title XIV)

Title X of this Act creates a new Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection within the Federal Reserve Board as a new supervisor for certain financial firms and as a rulemaker and enforcer against...

http://uscode.house.gov/statutes/pl/111/203.pdf

Energy Policy Act of 1992

Mission

Consumer Protection

Law

Pub. L. No. 102-486, 106 Stat. 2776, codified in relevant part at 15 U.S.C. §§ 2821-2824, 15 U.S.C. § 3203 note; 16 U.S.C. § 2621 note; 42 U.S.C. §§ 6201-6202; 42 U.S.C. § 6291 et seq.; 42 U.S.C. § 13232

This Act amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, requiring, among other things, that the Commission issue: (a) disclosure rules to assist consumers in choosing the most efficient incandescent...

http://uscode.house.gov/statutes/pl/102/486.pdf

Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act

Mission

Consumer Protection

Law

15 U.S.C. §§ 6101-6108

The Act, as amended, requires the Commission to promulgate regulations (a) defining and prohibiting deceptive telemarketing acts or practices; (b) prohibiting telemarketers from engaging in a pattern...

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Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003

Mission

Competition

Law

Pub. L. No. 108-173, 117 Stat. 2066, codified in relevant part at 21 U.S.C. § 355(j) (Section 1102), 21 U.S.C. § 355 note (Sections 1111-1118)

Section 1102 provides that an applicant for an abbreviated new drug approval may forfeit certain exclusive marketing rights in specified circumstances, including an FTC or court determination that the...

https://www.congress.gov/108/plaws/publ173/PLAW-108publ173.pdf

Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act

Mission

Consumer Protection

Law

Pub. L. No. 109–347, 120 Stat. 1952 (2006), codified in relevant part at 31 U.S.C. §§ 5361- 5367

This Act prohibits any person engaged in the business of betting, as defined, from knowingly accepting credit, electronic fund transfers, checks, or any other payment involving a financial institution...

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Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 (Credit CARD Act)

Mission

Consumer Protection

Law

Pub. L. No. 111-24, 123 Stat. 1734, codified in relevant part to 15 U.S.C. §§ 1601-1667f, 1681 et seq. and 1693 et seq.

This Act (a) amends the Truth in Lending Act to prescribe open-end credit lending procedures and enhanced disclosures to consumers, limit related fees and charges to consumers, increase related...

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Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007

Mission

Competition

Consumer Protection

Law

Pub. L. No. 110-140, 121 Stat. 1492, codified in relevant part at 42 U.S.C. § 17021 and §§ 17301-17305

Section 205 of the Act (42 U.S.C. § 17021) requires the Commission to issue rules for the labeling of biodiesel or biodiesel blend fuel sold at retail. Sections 811-815 of this Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 17301...

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Energy Policy Act of 2005

Mission

Competition

Consumer Protection

Law

Pub. L. No. 109-58, 119 Stat. 594, codified in relevant part primarily at 42 U.S.C. §§ 6294, 7545, 16471

Under this Act, the Commission is required to: (a) issue regulations for energy efficiency labeling of a number of household appliances and plumbing fixtures, if specified conditions are met (Section...

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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...

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https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/USCODE-2008-title15/html/USCODE-2008-title15-chap36.htm

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Dolphin Protection Consumer Information Act

Mission

Consumer Protection

Law

16 U.S.C. § 1385

The Act makes it unlawful under Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act for any producer, importer, exporter, distributor, or seller of any tuna product that is exported from or offered for sale...

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