Rodgers and Bilirakis Urge Attorney General Garland for Input on the FTC’s Section 13b Authority
05.17.2021
Washington, D.C. — House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Consumer Protection and Commerce Republican Leader Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) urged Attorney General Merrick Garland and the Department of Justice to address constitutional issues raised in proposed legislation on the Federal Trade Commission’s Section 13b authority. These questions follow an April 27 legislative hearing where only the acting chair of the FTC—and no other commissioners—was allowed to testify and no Republican bills were allowed to be considered, breaking with tradition and calling into question the FTC decision-making process.
Excerpts and highlights from the letter:
"We request that the Department of Justice (DOJ) provide information concerning H.R. 2668, the “Consumer Protection and Recovery Act,” now...