FTC Autonomy Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 10701 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                               H. R. 10701

  To authorize the Federal Trade Commission to independently initiate 
    civil actions to recover certain civil penalties, and for other 
                               purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 1, 2026

 Ms. Schakowsky (for herself and Ms. Castor of Florida) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
  Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a 
 period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
                          committee concerned

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                                 A BILL

 
  To authorize the Federal Trade Commission to independently initiate 
    civil actions to recover certain civil penalties, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``FTC Autonomy Act''.

SEC. 2. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION INDEPENDENT LITIGATION AUTHORITY.

    (a) Authority of the FTC To Recover Certain Civil Penalties.--The 
Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 5(l), in the first sentence, by inserting 
        ``the Commission or'' after ``brought by''; and
            (2) in section 16(a)(2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``; or'' and 
                inserting a semicolon;
                    (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the semicolon 
                at the end and inserting ``; or''; and
                    (C) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the 
                following:
            ``(F) to obtain a civil penalty authorized under any 
        provision of law enforced by the Commission;''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 16(a)(1)(A) of the Federal Trade 
Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 56(a)(1)(A)) is amended by striking 
``(including an action to collect a civil penalty)''.
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