HR 346 · 108th Congress · Commerce

American Spirit Fraud Prevention Act

Introduced 2003-01-27· Sponsored by Rep. Bass, Charles F. [R-NH-2]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.(2003-02-13)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 2003-02-12
Roll #24
Yea 422Nay 1
Democrats
200 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
221 Yea·1 Nay
PassedHouse · 2003-02-12
Roll #24
Yea 422Nay 1
Democrats
200 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
221 Yea·1 Nay

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 346, American Spirit Fraud Prevention Act

Jan 30, 2003

<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on January 29, 2003</p>

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H.R. 346, American Spirit Fraud Prevention Act

Jan 30, 2003

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on January 29, 2003

Full CBO report ↗

Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office