[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5255 Introduced in House (IH)]
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114th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5255
To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to permit the Federal Trade
Commission to enforce such Act against certain tax-exempt
organizations.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 16, 2016
Mr. Rush introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce
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A BILL
To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to permit the Federal Trade
Commission to enforce such Act against certain tax-exempt
organizations.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AUTHORITY OF FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION OVER CERTAIN TAX-
EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS.
Section 4 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 44) is
amended, in the undesignated paragraph relating to the definition of
the term ``Corporation''--
(1) by striking ``, and any'' and inserting ``, any''; and
(2) by inserting before the period at the end the
following: ``, and any organization described in section
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that is exempt
from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code''.
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