To direct the Federal Trade Commission to develop and disseminate information to the public about scams related to COVID-19, and for other purposes.
Sponsor and status
116th Congress (2019–2021)
Enacted — Signed by the President on Jan 5, 2021
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on January 5, 2021.
5 Cosponsors (3 Democrats, 2 Republicans)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Kuster Visits NH Distributors to Discusses Work, Tariffs & Pension Plans”
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Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH2]
(Co-sponsor)
on Oct 2, 2019
“Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Bills Pass Full Committee, Move to House Floor”
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Rep. Janice “Jan” Schakowsky [D-IL9]
on Sep 9, 2020
“the daily leader: tuesday, november 17, 2020”
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Rep. Steny Hoyer [D-MD5]
on Nov 16, 2020
History
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Apr 3, 2020
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Introduced
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Sep 9, 2020
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Ordered Reported
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Nov 13, 2020
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Text Published
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Nov 16, 2020
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Reported by House Committee on Energy and Commerce
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Nov 17, 2020
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Passed House (Senate next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next. The vote was by voice vote so no record of individual votes was made. |
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Dec 17, 2020
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Passed Senate
The bill was passed by both chambers in identical form. It goes to the President next who may sign or veto the bill. The vote was by Unanimous Consent so no record of individual votes was made. |
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Jan 5, 2021
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Enacted — Signed by the President
The President signed the bill and it became law.
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H.R. 6435 (116th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 6435. This is the one from the 116th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 116th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2019 to Jan 3, 2021. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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