,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #feea  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #a1 #bjbb,ms4
 ,s*ak[sky introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y 
,a ,,bill  ,to provide a private "r (   
action = p]sons h>m$ by violations ( !  
,fran*ise ,rule ( ! ,f$]al ,trade       
,commission1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,private "r ( action  7a7 ,9 g5]al      
,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 any   
p]son f\nd to h committ$ any violation (
 "p #dcf ( title #af1 ,code ( ,f$]al    
,regulations1 %all be liable to any     
p]son h>m$ by su* violation =-- 7#a7    
actual damages2  7#b7 additional        
equitable relief1 includ+ rescission (  
any contract & su* o!r equitable relief 
z a c\rt may f9d appropriate2 &  7#c7   
reasonable attorneys' fees & co/s4  7b7 
,jurisdiction & v5ue ,jurisdiction &    
v5ue ( a civil action "u ?is section    
%all be concurr5t & may be comm5c$ 9--  
7#a7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,di/rict ,c\rt 9 ! 
di/rict 9 :i* ! claimant resides2 or    

7#b7 9 a ,/ate c\rt ( compet5t          
jurisdiction 9 ! ,/ate 9 :i* ! claimant 
resides4