Federal Trade Commission Governance Reform Act

John R. Curtis

Republican · UT · Senator

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No cosponsors on record. Bills can pass without cosponsors — this often means the sponsor introduced the bill alone, either because it's a messaging bill, a chairman's mark, or simply early in the legislative cycle.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

2026-07-28

Source: Congress.gov

The Federal Trade Commission would need to have a majority of its commissioners present and voting before making major new rules or policy decisions, rather than allowing a smaller group to act. This requirement would apply to significant regulatory actions that affect businesses and consumers, ensuring broader agreement among the agency's leadership before implementing major changes. The change would make it harder for the FTC to quickly adopt new rules but could require more consensus among commissioners before proceeding.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 5153 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5153 To require a quorum of Federal Trade Commissioners to undertake certain rulemaking and policymaking actions, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 28, 2026 Mr. Curtis introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require a quorum of Federal Trade Commissioners to undertake certain rulemaking and policymaking actions, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Trade Commission Governance Reform Act''. SEC. 2. QUORUM FOR RULEMAKING AND OTHER COMMISSION ACTIVITIES. (a) Amendment.--The first section of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41) is amended by striking the period in the penultimate sentence and inserting ``, except that the Commission shall maintain a quorum of not fewer than 3 Commissioners before taking any Commission action that establishes, revises, or rescinds generally applicable policy, guidance, or interpretations concerning the administration or enforcement of any provision of law enforced by the Commission, including-- ``(1) initiating, advancing, rescinding, or completing any rulemaking proceeding, regardless of whether such rulemaking proceeding is conducted under chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code, the Magnuson-Moss Warranty--Federal Trade Commission Improvement Act (15 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.), or any other statutory authority; ``(2) adopting, amending, or rescinding any policy statement, interpretive rule, industry guide, or enforcement policy statement; and ``(3) adopting, amending, or rescinding any other formal Commission action that establishes, revises, or rescinds generally applicable policy, guidance, or interpretations concerning the administration or enforcement of any provision of law enforced by the Commission.''. (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on January 20, 2029. <all>

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