United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2985 (107th)
American Spirit Fraud Prevention Act
Introduced
2 October 2001
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Status
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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Summary
American Spirit Fraud Prevention Act-Amends the Federal Trade Commission Act to: (1) double civil penalties imposed for committing unfair or deceptive acts or practices if such acts or practices exploit popular reaction during a presidentially declared emergency or disaster period; and (2) direct the court to impose a monetary civil penalty on a person found in an action seeking a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction to have committed such a violation (including dissemination of a false advertisement) during such period.
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10 official files
Referred in Senate (text)
Referred in Senate (text)
Referred in Senate · EN · 14 November 2001
Referred in Senate (PDF)
Referred in Senate · EN · 14 November 2001
Engrossed in House (text)
Engrossed in House · EN · 13 November 2001
Engrossed in House (PDF)
Engrossed in House · EN · 13 November 2001
Reported in House (text)
Reported in House · EN · 9 November 2001
Reported in House (PDF)
Reported in House · EN · 9 November 2001
Reported to House without amendment
summary · EN · 9 November 2001
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 2 October 2001
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 2 October 2001
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 2 October 2001
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-bill/2985
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/2985