US FTC Monetary Relief Authority Bill Kicked To Energy And Commerce After Partisan Wrestling
Executive Summary
Democrats in House and Senate see amending FTC Act to make explicit agency’s authority to obtain injunctive and equitable relief as equipping it with a tool needed to help consumers recover money lost to unscrupulous businesses. Republicans see the act offering other tools for same work and amending FTC’s rules as unnecessary.
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