,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bcie  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #d1 #bjag,mrs4   
,torres 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,gutirrez1 &    
,ms4 ,jayapal7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &
 ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !      
,f$]al ,trade ,commission to issue      
regulations to prohibit any bail bond   
ag5t or p]son :o und]writes or insures !
 provision ( a bail bond :o require a   
bond$ individual to we> an ankle monitor
 or o!r hom+ device z a condition on    
issu+ su* a bond f *>g+ any fee         
associat$ ) su* monitor or device t     
exce$s ! co/ to ! bail bond ag5t or     
p]son :o und]writes or insures !        
provision ( a bail bond ( ma9ta9+ &     
op]at+ su* monitor or device4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,/op   
,pr$atory ,bail ,contracts ,act4  #b4   
,prohibition on fees = ankle monitors   
associat$ ) bail bonds  7a7 ,,ftc       
,rulemak+ ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !  
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,f$]al    

,trade ,commission %all promulgate      
regulations "u section #eec ( title #e1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to prohibit a bail 
bond ag5t or p]son :o und]writes or     
insures ! provision ( bail bond :o      
require an individual = :om a bond is   
provid$ to we> an ankle monitor or o!r  
hom+ device z a condition on issu+ su* a
 bond f *>g+ any fee associat$ ) su*    
monitor or device t exce$s ! co/ to !   
bail bond ag5t or p]son :o und]writes or
 insures ! provision ( a bail bond (    
ma9ta9+ & op]at+ su* monitor or device4 
7b7 ,en=cem5t  7#a7 ,treatm5t (         
violation z unfair or deceptive act or  
practice ,a violation ( a regulation    
issu$ "u subsection 7a7 %all be treat$ z
 a violation ( a rule def9+ an unfair or
 deceptive act or practice prescrib$ "u 
section #ah7;a77#a77;,b7 ( ! ,f$]al     
,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4  
#eg;a7a77#a77;,b774  7#b7 ,,ftc         
,au?ority ,! ,f$]al ,trade ,commission  
%all en=ce ?is ,act 9 ! same mann]1 by !
 same means1 & ) ! same jurisdiction1   

p[]s1 & duties z ?\gh all applicable    
t]ms & provisions ( ! ,f$]al ,trade     
,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #da et  
seq47 7 incorporat$ into & made a "p (  
?is ,act4  7c7 ,def9ition ,! t]m bail   
bond ag5t means any p]son t w act z a   
surety & pl$ge money or prop]ty z bail =
 ! appe>ance ( individuals accus$ 9     
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