FTC Autonomy Act

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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.

Lets the FTC directly sue companies to collect fines for breaking laws it enforces.

Companies would face direct lawsuits from the FTC to collect fines for breaking laws it enforces. Currently, the Attorney General usually handles these types of lawsuits. If passed, the FTC would be able to take these actions on its own. This could lead to more direct enforcement for businesses.

What Would Change

Today, the Attorney General typically starts civil lawsuits to recover civil penalties under the Federal Trade Commission Act. If this bill becomes law, the Federal Trade Commission would be allowed to start these lawsuits on its own. It would be able to recover civil penalties for any law it enforces. The Attorney General would no longer have sole authority for such actions.

Key Provisions

Lets the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) start lawsuits on its own to collect civil penalties.
Gives the FTC the power to use its own lawyers to pursue these civil penalty cases.
Ends the Attorney General's sole power to start lawsuits for collecting certain civil penalties under FTC laws.

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HR 10701 · 119th Congress · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 8/10

FTC Autonomy Act

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