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Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Titles X and XIV
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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...
Made in USA Provisions of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994
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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...
Wool Products Labeling Act
Mission
Consumer Protection
Law
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.
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...
Postal Reorganization Act of 1970
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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.
Truth in Lending Act
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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...
Textile Fiber Products Identification Act
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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...
Telephone Disclosure and Dispute Resolution Act of 1992
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Consumer Protection
Law
15 U.S.C. §§ 5701-5724
The Act requires the Commission to promulgate certain regulations respecting advertising for, operation of, and billing and collection procedures for, pay-per-call or "900 number" telephone services...
Standards Development Organization Act of 2004
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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...
Sports Agent Responsibility and Trust Act
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Consumer Protection
Law
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...
Sober Truth on Preventing Underage Drinking Act (STOP Act)
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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.
Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act
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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.
Petroleum Marketing Practices Act
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Consumer Protection
Law
Pub. L. 95–297, 92 Stat. 333, codified in relevant part at 15 U.S.C. §§ 2821-2824
Subchapter II of this Act authorizes the Commission to enforce, and further define, requirements for the calculation and posting of gasoline octane ratings by gasoline distributors and retailers.
Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act
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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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