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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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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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Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act

Mission

Competition

Consumer Protection

Law

15 U.S.C. §§ 7601-7610

The Act imposes on contact lens prescribers and sellers several requirements intended to enhance prescription portability. Among other things, prescribers must release a contact lens prescription to a...

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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991

Mission

Consumer Protection

Law

Pub. L. No. 102-242, 105 Stat. 2236, codified in relevant part at 12 U.S.C. § 1831t

Section 151 of this Act (adding Section 43 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act), as amended by the Financial Services Regulatory Relief Act of 2006, Pub. L. No. 109-351, 120 Stat. 2011, and the Dodd...

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Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976

Mission

Competition

Law

15 U.S.C. § 18a

This Act, amending the Clayton Act, requires companies to file premerger notifications with the Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of the Justice Department for certain acquisitions...

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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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International Antitrust Enforcement Assistance Act of 1994

Mission

Competition

Law

15 U.S.C. §§ 6201-6212

The Act authorizes the Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department to enter into mutual assistance agreements with foreign antitrust authorities. Under such agreements, U.S. and foreign...

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Magnuson Moss Warranty-Federal Trade Commission Improvements Act

Mission

Consumer Protection

Law

15 U.S.C. §§ 2301-2312

Title I of this Act authorizes the Federal Trade Commission to develop regulations for written warranties. The Act directs the Commission to establish disclosure standards for written warranties...

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Mortgage-Related Provisions of Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009, Title VI, Section 626

Mission

Consumer Protection

Law

12 U.S.C. § 5538

Section 626 of this Act (now codified at 12 U.S.C. § 5538) directs the Federal Trade Commission to initiate rulemaking relating to unfair or deceptive acts or practices regarding mortgage loans...

omnibus-pub-l-111-8.pdf (16.78 KB)

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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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Restore Online Shoppers' Confidence Act

Mission

Consumer Protection

Law

15 U.S.C. §§ 8401-8405

This Act prohibits any post-transaction third party seller (a seller who markets goods or services online through an initial merchant after a consumer has initiated a transaction with that merchant)...

online-shoppers-enrolled.pdf (163.48 KB)

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Fair Credit Billing Act

Mission

Consumer Protection

Law

15 U.S.C. 1666-1666j

This Act, amending the Truth in Lending Act, requires prompt written acknowledgment of consumer billing complaints and investigation of billing errors by creditors. The amendment prohibits creditors...

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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...

fcra-may2023-508.pdf (652.93 KB)

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Fur Products Labeling Act

Mission

Consumer Protection

Law

15 U.S.C. §§ 69-69j

This Act requires that articles of apparel made of fur be labeled, invoiced, and advertised, among other things, with the true English name of the animal from which the fur was taken, and whether the...

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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...

https://www.ftc.govhttp://uscode.house.gov/statutes/pl/109/455.pdf

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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