,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #defd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bj1 #bjba ,mr4
 ,guthrie introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
amend the ,federal ,trade ,commission   
,act to require the ,federal ,trade     
,commission to publish on the website of
 the ,commission documents to be voted  
on by the ,commission1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,federal ,trade     
,commission ,transparency ,act4  #b4    
,publication of documents in advance of 
,,ftc voting  7a7 ,amendment ,section   
#ah of the ,federal ,trade ,commission  
,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #eg;a7 is amended by
 inserting at the end the following new 
subsection3  7k7  7#a7 ,the ,commission 
may not adopt any order1 decision1      
report1 or action by vote of the        
,commission at a meeting of the         
,commission1 unless the ,chairman causes
 to be published on the website of the  

,commission the text of such order1     
decision1 report1 or action not later   
than #cj days before the date on which  
the vote is to occur1 except when the   
,chairman determines that emergency or  
other exigent circumstances require     
publication less than #cj days before   
the date on which the vote is to occur4 
7#b7 ,the text published pursuant to    
paragraph 7#a7 shall be the text        
intended at the time of the publishing  
to be subject to a vote4 ,nothing in    
this subsection may be construed to     
prevent the ,commission from making     
changes to the text after the           
publishing4  7#c7 ,if the ,chairman     
determines that publication of all or a 
portion of an order1 decision1 report1  
or action is likely to lead to a result 
described in a paragraph of section     
#eeb;b7c7 of title #e1 ,united ,states  
,code1 the ,chairman may exempt such    
order1 decision1 report1 or action1 or  
such portion1 as the case may be1 from  
the publication requirements of this    

subsection4  7#d7 ,this subsection does 
not--  7,a7 create any rights or        
remedies2 or  7,b7 provide a basis for  
challenging any order1 decision1 report1
 or action adopted by the ,commission4  
4  7b7 ,effective date ,the amendment   
made by this section shall apply        
beginning on the date that is #ij days  
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act4