US Congress House Bill 2566 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 36-0)
Status: Introduced on May 19 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-05-26 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Stop Deceptive Advertising for Women's Healthcare Services Act This bill requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to promulgate rules to prohibit, as an unfair and deceptive act or practice, a person from advertising with the intent to deceptively create the impression that: (1) such person is a provider of abortion services if such person does not provide such services, or (2) such person is not a provider of abortion services if such person does provide such services. "Abortion services" is defined as providing surgical and non-surgical procedures to terminate a pregnancy, or providing referrals for such procedures. The bill sets forth the enforcement authority of the FTC, including with respect to nonprofit organizations.

Stop Deceptive Advertising for Women's Healthcare Services Act

Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Sen. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ]
Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]
Rep. Pete Aguilar [D-CA]	Sen. Adam Schiff [D-CA]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. Lois Frankel [D-FL]
Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi [D-IL]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]
Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]	Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]
Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA]	Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]	Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]
Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Kathleen Rice [D-NY]	Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]	Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC]
Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]	Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY]
Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]	Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-05-26	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.
2017-05-19	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2017-05-19	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E679-680)
2017-05-19	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2566/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2566/BILLS-115hr2566ih.pdf