Will restore the FTC's Section 13(b) authority so the agency can seek monetary relief and return money to consumers harmed by fraud, scams, and other illegal conduct.
Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.
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Restoring the FTC’s Section 13(b) authority will strengthen the agency’s ability to hold bad actors accountable and help consumers recover what was wrongfully taken from them
Clarke committed through reintroducing the Consumer Protection and Recovery Act to restore FTC authority to obtain monetary relief for defrauded consumers.
Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Official GovInfo status shows the current House bill has no later listed action after introduction/referral, so restoration has not been enacted as of the refresh.
Cosponsors Yvette D. Clarke (NY); Robert Menendez (NJ)
Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Clarke is listed as a cosponsor of the 119th Congress Consumer Protection and Recovery Act, a concrete legislative attempt toward the promise.
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restitution for losses, rescission or reformation of contracts, refund of money, or return of property
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The introduced bill text directly addresses the promised FTC monetary-redress authority, but the bill remains an unenacted attempt.
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Section 13(b) of the FTC Act does not authorize monetary remedies
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The FTC’s own budget justification states that Section 13(b) still lacks monetary-remedy authority after AMG, supporting that the promise has not yet been delivered.
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authorizes the Commission to seek preliminary and permanent injunctions
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): FTC’s current enforcement-authority overview describes Section 13(b) in injunctive terms, while consumer redress is described under other authorities, consistent with unresolved restoration.
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Clarke (NY) | Democratic | NY | Yea
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Clarke previously voted for House passage of the 117th Congress Consumer Protection and Recovery Act, showing concrete effort, but that earlier House passage did not itself restore authority.