United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5136 (114th)
RECS Act
Introduced
29 April 2016
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
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Summary
Revealing Economic Conclusions for Suggestions Act or the RECS Act This bill amends the Federal Trade Commission Act to prohibit the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) from submitting legislative or regulatory recommendations without an economic analysis by the FTC's Bureau of Economics sufficient to demonstrate that: (1) the FTC has identified a problem it determines should be addressed, including the rationale for the FTC's determination that private markets or public institutions could not adequately address the issue; and (2) the recommendation is based on a reasoned determination that its benefits outweigh its costs.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 29 April 2016
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Introduced in House · EN · 29 April 2016
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 29 April 2016
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5136
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/5136