S. 5153

119 S5153 IS: Federal Trade Commission Governance Reform Act
 U.S. Senate
 2026-07-28
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 II  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  S. 5153  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   July 28, 2026   Mr. Curtis  introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation    A BILL
To require a quorum of Federal Trade Commissioners to undertake certain rulemaking and policymaking actions, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Federal Trade Commission Governance Reform Act  .
2.
Quorum for rulemaking and other Commission activities
(a)
Amendment
The first section of the Federal Trade Commission Act ( 15 U.S.C. 41 ) is amended by striking the period in the penultimate sentence and inserting “, except that the Commission shall maintain a quorum of not fewer than 3 Commissioners before taking any Commission action that establishes, revises, or rescinds generally applicable policy, guidance, or interpretations concerning the administration or enforcement of any provision of law enforced by the Commission, including—
(1)
initiating, advancing, rescinding, or completing any rulemaking proceeding, regardless of whether such rulemaking proceeding is conducted under  chapter 5  of title 5, United States Code, the Magnuson-Moss Warranty—Federal Trade Commission Improvement Act ( 15 U.S.C. 2301 et seq. ), or any other statutory authority;
(2)
adopting, amending, or rescinding any policy statement, interpretive rule, industry guide, or enforcement policy statement; and
(3)
adopting, amending, or rescinding any other formal Commission action that establishes, revises, or rescinds generally applicable policy, guidance, or interpretations concerning the administration or enforcement of any provision of law enforced by the Commission.
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(b)
Effective date
The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on January 20, 2029.