Senate Commerce Committee Introduces Bill to Restore FTC’s 13(b) Authority

Legislation would empower the Commission with authority the US Supreme Court rules it never had to begin with

By:  SSN Staff

On May 3, Senate Commerce Committee Chair Maria Cantwell (D-Washington) introduced legislation to reconstitute the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) ability to return money to consumers under Section 13(b) of the FTC Act by restoring the Commission’s monetary authority to seek redress on behalf of wronged consumers. This authority was unanimously nullified by the Supreme Court in the AMG Capital Management v. FTC decision handed down in April 2021.