,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dche  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #cj1 #bjbj,mr4   
,udall 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,te/]1 ,mr4     
,blum5?al1 ,ms4 ,klobu*>1 ,mr4 ,casey1  
,mrs4 ,fe9/e91 ,mr4 ,br[n1 & ,mr4       
,m55dez7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to prohibit unfair or         
deceptive acts or practices 9 connection
 ) ! public heal? em]g5cy result+ f     
,,covid-#ai1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,/opp+ ,,covid ,scams ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4
 ,en=cem5t ( ! ,f$]al ,trade ,commission
 ,act relat$ to ,,covid-#ai  7a7        
,au?ority ( ! ,,ftc  7#a7 ,au?ority     
,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 any   
conduct describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7 t !    
,commission f9ds to be an unfair or     
deceptive act or practice1 %all be      
treat$ z a violation ( a regulation "u  
section #ah7;a77#a77;,b7 ( ! ,f$]al     
,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4  

#eg;a7a77#a77;,b77 reg>d+ unfair or     
deceptive acts or practices4  7#b7      
,conduct describ$ ,! conduct describ$ 9 
?is p>agraph is any conduct1 act1 or    
practice t occurs dur+ ! public heal?   
em]g5cy decl>$ on ,janu>y #ca1 #bjbj1   
pursuant to section #cai ( ! ,public    
,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4      
#bdg;d7 z a result ( confirm$ cases (   
,,covid-#ai1 or any r5ewal !re(4  7b7   
,consid]ations ,9 det]m9+ :e!r unfair or
 deceptive acts or practices are        
associat$ ) ! public heal? em]g5cy 9    
subsection 7a71 ! ,commission %all      
consid]-- 7#a7 :e!r ! acts or practices 
involve goods or s]vices explicitly     
adv]tis$ z relat$ to ! public heal?     
em]g5cy2  7#b7 :e!r ! acts or practices 
involve goods or s]vices = :i* consum]  
dem& significantly increas$ 9 ! "t p]iod
 beg9n+ #cj days be=e ! decl>ation ( !  
public heal? em]g5cy until ! public     
heal? em]g5cy ends2 or  7#c7 :e!r ! acts
 or practices relate to ,f$]al or ,/ate 
,gov]nm5t responses to ! ,,covid-#ai    

p&emic1 includ+ public heal? response1  
su* z te/+ & treatm5t ( ! disease1 &    
economic response1 su* z unemploym5t    
insurance or /imulus *ecks4  7c7        
,en=cem5t  7#a7 ,en=cem5t by ,f$]al     
,trade ,commission  7,a7 ,p[]s (        
commission ,! ,commission %all en=ce a  
violation describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 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 ,any p]son :o violates  
su* subsection %all be subject to !     
p5alties & entitl$ to ! privileges &    
immunities provid$ 9 ! ,f$]al ,trade    
,commission ,act4  7,b7 ,effect on o!r  
laws ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act %all be con/ru$ 9 
any way to limit ! au?ority ( !         
,commission "u any o!r provision ( law4 
7#b7 ,en=cem5t by ,/ate attorneys g5]al 
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,if ! *ief law en=cem5t   
(fic] ( a ,/ate1 or an (ficial or ag5cy 
designat$ by a ,/ate1 has reason to     

believe t any p]son has violat$ or is   
violat+ subsection 7a71 ! attorney      
g5]al1 (ficial1 or ag5cy ( ! ,/ate1 9   
addition to any au?ority x may h to br+ 
an action 9 ,/ate c\rt "u its consum]   
protection law1 may br+ a civil action 9
 any appropriate ,unit$ ,/ates di/rict  
c\rt or 9 any o!r c\rt ( compet5t       
jurisdiction1 includ+ a ,/ate c\rt1 to--
 7i7 enjo9 fur!r su* violation by su*   
p]son2  7ii7 en=ce compliance ) su*     
subsection2  7iii7 obta9 civil p5alties2
 &  7iv7 obta9 damages1 re/itution1 or  
o!r comp5sation on behalf ( resid5ts ( !
 ,/ate4  7,b7 ,notice & int]v5tion by ! 
,,ftc ,! attorney g5]al ( a ,/ate %all  
provide prior writt5 notice ( any action
 "u subp>agraph 7,a7 to ! ,commission & 
provide ! ,commission ) a copy ( !      
compla9t 9 ! action1 except 9 any case 9
 :i* su* prior notice is n feasible1 9  
:i* case ! attorney g5]al %all s]ve su* 
notice imm$iately ^u in/itut+ su*       
action4 ,! ,commission %all h ! "r-- 7i7
 to int]v5e 9 ! action2  7ii7 ^u s      

int]v5+1 to be he>d on all matt]s aris+ 
!re92 &  7iii7 to file petitions =      
appeal4  7,c7 ,limitation on ,/ate      
action :ile ,f$]al action is p5d+ ,if ! 
,commission has in/itut$ a civil action 
= violation ( ?is ,act1 no ,/ate        
attorney g5]al1 or (ficial or ag5cy ( a 
,/ate1 may br+ an action "u ?is p>agraph
 dur+ ! p5d5cy ( t action aga9/ any     
def5dant nam$ 9 ! compla9t ( !          
,commission = any violation ( ?is ,act  
alleg$ 9 ! compla9t4  7,d7 ,relation%ip 
) ,/ate-law claims ,if ! attorney g5]al 
( a ,/ate has au?ority to br+ an action 
"u ,/ate law direct$ at acts or         
practices t also violate ?is ,act1 !    
attorney g5]al may ass]t ! ,/ate-law    
claim & a claim "u ?is ,act 9 ! same    
civil action4  7#c7 ,sav+s clause ,no?+ 
9 ?is ,act %all preempt or o!rwise      
affect any ,/ate or local law4  7d7     
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,commission ,! t]m ,commission means !  
,f$]al ,trade ,commission4  7#b7 ,/ate  
,! t]m ,/ate means ea* ( ! sev]al       

,/ates1 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 ea*     
commonweal?1 t]ritory1 or possession ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates1 & ea* f$]ally recogniz$ 
,indian ,tribe4