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The Congressional Review of Federal Trade Commission Rules--Matters for Congressional Consideration

HRD-82-56 Published: Apr 26, 1982. Publicly Released: Apr 26, 1982.
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Improvements Act of 1980 provides for congressional review of final rules promulgated by FTC. The Act requires that, before the end of the fiscal year, the Comptroller General submit a report to Congress. This interim report discusses some issues that Congress may wish to consider and is based upon examination of the rulemaking proceedings and other FTC records for the rules submitted to Congress for review.

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