,,ii #aaith ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #eaec ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,july #bh1 #bjbf,mr4 ,curtis introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation ,a ,,bill ,to require a quorum of ,federal ,trade ,commissioners to undertake certain rulemaking and policymaking actions1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,federal ,trade ,commission ,governance ,reform ,act4 #b4 ,quorum for rulemaking and other ,commission activities 7a7 ,amendment ,the first section of the ,federal ,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #da7 is amended by striking the period in the penultimate sentence and inserting 81 except that the ,commission shall maintain a quorum of not fewer than #c ,commissioners before taking any ,commission action that establishes1 revises1 or rescinds generally applicable policy1 guidance1 or interpretations concerning the administration or enforcement of any provision of law enforced by the ,commission1 including-- 7#a7 initiating1 advancing1 rescinding1 or completing any rulemaking proceeding1 regardless of whether such rulemaking proceeding is conducted under chapter #e of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 the ,magnuson-,moss ,warranty--,federal ,trade ,commission ,improvement ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bcja et seq471 or any other statutory authority2 7#b7 adopting1 amending1 or rescinding any policy statement1 interpretive rule1 industry guide1 or enforcement policy statement2 and 7#c7 adopting1 amending1 or rescinding any other formal ,commission action that establishes1 revises1 or rescinds generally applicable policy1 guidance1 or interpretations concerning the administration or enforcement of any provision of law enforced by the ,commission4 4 7b7 ,effective date ,the amendment made by subsection 7a7 shall take effect on ,january #bj1 #bjbi4