TIME Act
Summary
Technological Innovation through Modernizing Enforcement Act or the TIME Act This bill limits to a maximum of eight years the duration of consent orders entered into by the Federal Trade Commission. Further, a consent order that is not related to fraud and is effective for more than five years must include a clause requiring the commission to evaluate the order after five years and terminate the order if it no longer serves its purpose. If an entity has been subject to such a consent order for at least five years, it may petition the commission to terminate the order.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Apr 20, 2021
Last action Apr 21, 2021
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Total actions
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Committee
2
Apr 21, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
lower
Apr 20, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
lower
Apr 20, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Michael C. Burgess
RRepublican
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