S. 3311 — Introduced in Senate

II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3311 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 2, 2021Mr. Moran (for himself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Thune, Mr. Lee, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Johnson, and Mr. Cruz) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to establish procedures for the treatment of votes by departed Commissioners. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the FTC Integrity Act. 2. Treatment of votes by departed FTC Commissioners (a) In general The first section of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41) is amended by inserting before the last sentence the following new sentence: Any vote by a Commissioner on a motion before the Commission for which voting has not closed as of the end of the last day of the Commissioner’s service on the Commission shall have no effect after such date.. (b) Retroactive effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to any vote taken by a Commissioner on or after January 1, 2021.