United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5239 (114th)
Protecting Consumers in Commerce Act of 2016
Introduced
13 May 2016
Last action
20 May 2016 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
Sponsors
Jerry McNerney
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
12 August 2025
Summary
Protecting Consumers in Commerce Act of 2016 This bill amends the Federal Trade Commission Act to authorize the Federal Trade Commission to regulate common carriers subject to the Communications Act of 1934.
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Timeline
13 May 2016
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
13 May 2016
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
13 May 2016
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
20 May 2016
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 13 May 2016 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 13 May 2016
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 13 May 2016
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 13 May 2016
Sponsors
- Jerry McNerney · D · Sponsor
- · hsif00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5239
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/5239
- us · 114-hr-5239 · source updated 12 August 2025