Consumer Protection Act

Summary

Consumer Protection Act - Establishes as an independent agency within the executive branch the Agency for Consumer Protection, to be headed by an Administrator appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Requires the Administrator to transmit to the Congress and the President in January of each year a report on the activities of the Agency, including a summary of consumer complaints received and actions taken thereon and an efficiency evaluation of selected major consumer programs of each Federal agency. States the functions of the Agency, including to: (1) represent the interests of consumers before Federal agencies and courts; (2) support research leading to a better understanding of consumer products and improved products, services and information; (3) submit recommendations on improvement of Federal Government operations in the protection of consumers; and (4) cooperate with State and local governments and private enterprise in the promotion and protection of the interests of consumers. Allows the Administrator, whenever he determines that the result of any Federal agency proceeding or activity may substantially affect an interest of consumers, to intervene as a party or otherwise participate in representing the interests of consumers. Directs the Agency to act on and transmit complaints to the appropriate Federal or non-Federal entities concerning actions or practices which may be detrimental to the interests of consumers. Requires the Agency to maintain a public document room of signed consumer complaints for which the Agency has received, together with annotations of actions taken. Authorizes the Administrator to request Federal agencies to perform tests regarding products, services, or any matter affecting the interests of consumers. Authorizes the Administration to propose to any Federal agency, for submission to specified persons, written interrogatories or requests for reports and other related information, within such agency's authority. Exempts "small business concerns" as defined in this Act, from those entities which are subject to such authority. Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to review such requests before they are issued. Requires every Federal agency, in considering any action which may substantially affect the interests of consumers, to notify the Agency of such action. Directs the President to submit to Congress a plan for the transfer to the Agency of those consumer-related advocacy programs of Federal activities which can be performed better by the Administrator.

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• Failed of passage in House

  summary · EN · 8 February 1978

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 2 May 1977

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