H.R. 5255 — Introduced in House

I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5255 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 16, 2016 Mr. Rush introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to permit the Federal Trade Commission to enforce such Act against certain tax-exempt organizations. 1. Authority of Federal Trade Commission over certain tax-exempt organizations Section 4 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 44) is amended, in the undesignated paragraph relating to the definition of the term Corporation— (1) by striking , and any and inserting , any; and (2) by inserting before the period at the end the following: , and any organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code.