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Wool Products Labeling Act

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Consumer Protection

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15 U.S.C. §§ 68-68j

Under this Act, the manufacture, introduction, sale, transportation, distribution, or importation of misbranded wool constitutes a violation of the Federal Trade Commission Act.

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Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003

Mission

Consumer Protection

Law

Pub. L. No. 108-159, 117 Stat. 1952, codified to 15 U.S.C. §§ 1681-1681x

This Act, amending the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), adds provisions designed to improve the accuracy of consumers' credit-related records. It gives consumers the right to one free credit report a...

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Crimes Against Charitable Americans Act of 2001

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Consumer Protection

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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...

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Sports Agent Responsibility and Trust Act

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Consumer Protection

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15 U.S.C. § 7801-7807

This Act prohibits certain conduct by sports agents relating to the signing of contracts with student athletes. It makes it unlawful for an agent to directly or indirectly recruit a student athlete by...

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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...

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Made in USA Provisions of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994

Mission

Consumer Protection

Law

Pub. L. No. 103-322, 108 Stat. 1796, codified in relevant part at 15 U.S.C. § 45a

Under Section 320933 of the Act, labels representing that a product is "Made in America" or "Made in the U.S.A." must conform with the domestic content requirements for such claims established by the...

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Lanham Trade-Mark Act

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Competition

Consumer Protection

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Pub. L. 87–772, 76 Stat. 769; codified in relevant part at 15 U.S.C. § 1064

Section 14 of this Act authorizes the Commission, under certain conditions, to apply to the Patent and Trademark Office for the cancellation of registered trademarks.

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Energy Policy and Conservation Act (1975)

Mission

Competition

Consumer Protection

Law

Pub. L. No. 94-163, 89 Stat. 871, codified in relevant part at 42 U.S.C. §§ 6272-6273, 6294

This Act (a) directs the Commission and the Justice Department to participate in developing, implementing, monitoring, and reporting on voluntary agreements and plans established by oil companies to...

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Fair Packaging and Labeling Act

Mission

Consumer Protection

Law

15 U.S.C. §§ 1451-1461

This Act directs the Commission to issue regulations requiring that all consumer commodities other than food, drugs, therapeutic devices, and cosmetics be labeled to disclose net contents, identity of...

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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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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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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...

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Fair Credit Reporting Act

Mission

Consumer Protection

Law

15 U.S.C. §§ 1681-1681x

The Act (Title VI of the Consumer Credit Protection Act) protects information collected by consumer reporting agencies such as credit bureaus, medical information companies and tenant screening...

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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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Identity Theft Assumption and Deterrence Act of 1998

Mission

Consumer Protection

Law

Pub. L. 105–318, 112 Stat. 3010, codified in relevant part at 18 U.S.C. § 1028 note

Section 5 of this Act makes the FTC a central clearinghouse for identity theft complaints. The Act requires the FTC to log and acknowledge such complaints, provide victims with relevant information...

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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...

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Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act

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Consumer Protection

Law

Pub. L. No. 106-102, 113 Stat. 1338, codified in relevant part primarily at 15 U.S.C. §§ 6801-6809, §§ 6821-6827

Title V, subtitle A, of this Act (15 U.S.C. § 6801 et seq.) requires the FTC, along with the Federal banking agencies and other regulators, to issue regulations ensuring that financial institutions...

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Comprehensive Smokeless Tobacco Health Education Act of 1986

Mission

Consumer Protection

Law

15 U.S.C. §§ 4401-4408

This Act, as amended by the 2009 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, requires manufacturers, packagers, and importers of smokeless tobacco products to place one of four statutorily...

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Fair Credit and Charge Card Disclosure Act

Mission

Consumer Protection

Law

Pub. L. No. 100-583, 102 Stat. 2969, codified to 15 U.S.C. §§ 1610-1646, primarily 15 U.S.C. § 1637

This Act, amending the Truth in Lending Act, requires credit and charge card issuers to provide certain disclosures in direct mail, telephone and other applications and solicitations to open-end...

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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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