,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ijch  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #bj1       
#bjbj,ms4 ,schakowsky 7for herself and  
,mr4 ,bucshon7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce  ,a 
,,bill  ,to prohibit deceptive acts or  
practices in connection with public     
health emergencies resulting from       
,,covid-#ai4  #a4 ,short title ,this    
,act may be cited as the ,,covid-#ai    
,consumer ,protection ,act4  #b4        
,prohibiting deceptive acts or practices
 in connection with the novel           
coronavirus  7a7 ,in general ,for the   
duration of a public health emergency   
declared pursuant to section #cai of the
 ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d7 as a result of        
confirmed cases of the #bjai novel      
coronavirus 7,,covid-#ai71 including any
 renewal thereof1 it shall be unlawful  
for any person1 partnership1 or         
corporation to engage in a deceptive act

 or practice in or affecting commerce in
 violation of section #e7;a7 of the     
,federal ,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae   
,u4,s4,c4 #de7;a77 that is associated   
with-- 7#a7 the treatment1 cure1        
prevention1 mitigation1 or diagnosis of 
,,covid-#ai2 or  7#b7 a government      
benefit related to ,,covid-#ai4  7b7    
,enforcement by the ,federal ,trade     
,commission  7#a7 ,violation ,a         
violation of subsection 7a7 shall be    
treated as a violation of a rule        
defining an unfair or deceptive act or  
practice prescribed under section       
#ah7;a77#a77;,b7 of the ,federal ,trade 
,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4         
#eg;a7a77#a77;,b774  7#b7 ,powers of the
 ,federal trade commission  7,a7 ,in    
general ,the ,federal ,trade ,commission
 shall enforce subsection 7a7 in the    
same manner1 by the same means1 and with
 the same jurisdiction1 powers1 and     
duties as though all applicable terms   
and provisions of the ,federal ,trade   
,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #da et  

seq47 were incorporated into and made a 
part of this section4  7,b7 ,privileges 
and immunities ,any person who violates 
this section shall be subject to the    
penalties and entitled to the privileges
 and immunities provided in the ,federal
 ,trade ,commission ,act4  7#c7 ,effect 
on other laws ,nothing in this section  
shall be construed to limit the         
authority of the ,federal ,trade        
,commission under any other provision of
 law4  7c7 ,severability ,if any        
provision of this section1 or the       
application thereof to any person or    
circumstance1 is held invalid1 the      
remainder of this section and the       
application of such provision to other  
persons not similarly situated or to    
other circumstances shall not be        
affected by the invalidation4