,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dfad  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bb1 #bjbe,ms4  
,s*ak[sky 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,johnson (    
,georgia1 & ,mr4 ,huffman7 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$]al ,trade ,commission1 & =
 o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,fran*isee ,fre$om 
,act4  #b4 ,private "r ( action  7a7 ,9 
g5]al ,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 
any p]son f\nd to h committ$ any        
violation ( "p #dcf ( title #af1 ,code (
 ,f$]al ,regulations1 or section #c (   
?is ,act1 %all be liable to any p]son   
h>m$ 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  #c4 ,"r ( ,association ,a     
fran*isor may n1 directly or indirectly1
 re/rict a fran*isee f associat+ ) o!r  
fran*isees or f p>ticipat+ 9 a trade    
association1 includ+ by retaliat+ aga9/ 
a fran*isee = associat+ ) o!r fran*isees
 or p>ticipat+ 9 a trade association4