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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005

Mission
Consumer Protection
Law
Pub. L. 109-8 No. 109-8, 119 Stat. 23, §§ 1301-1309, codified in relevant part to 15 U.S.C. §§1637-1638,1664 and 1665b
This Act amends the Truth in Lending Act in various respects, including requiring certain disclosures. Some of its disclosure requirements were superseded by later amendments to the Truth in Lending...

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...