US Congress House Bill 5118 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Introduced on April 28 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-04-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

SHIELD Act Solidifying Habitual and Institutional Explanations of Liability and Defenses Act This bill amends the Federal Trade Commission Act to prohibit guidelines or general statements of policy issued by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) from: (1) conferring rights upon any person, state, or locality; or (2) binding the FTC or any person, state, or locality to a recommended approach. In enforcement actions, the FTC must prove a violation of a law enforced by the FTC. The FTC's enforcement actions or consent orders may not be based solely on allegations that acts or practices are inconsistent with guidelines or general policy statements unless the acts or practices violate FTC-enforced law. Compliance with guidelines or general statements of policy may be used as evidence of compliance with a law under which the guidelines or statements were issued.

SHIELD Act Solidifying Habitual and Institutional Explanations of Liability and Defenses Act

Rep. Mike Pompeo [R-KS]	Rep. Michael Burgess [R-TX]	Sen. Markwayne Mullin [R-OK]	Rep. Gregg Harper [R-MS]
Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN]	Rep. Leonard Lance [R-NJ]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-04-29	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
2016-04-28	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2016-04-28	House	Introduced in House

HB5318 (Related) 2016-05-24 - Referred to House Judiciary
HB5510 (Related) 2016-12-13 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 685.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5118/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr5118/BILLS-114hr5118ih.pdf