Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
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.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
Commerce
Administrative remediesAdvanced technology and technological innovationsCompetition and antitrustConsumer affairsFederal Trade Commission (FTC)Fraud offenses and financial crimes
TIME Act
USA117th CongressHR-2677| House
| Updated: 4/21/2021
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.