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Feb 13, 2003

American Spirit Fraud Prevention Act

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American Spirit Fraud Prevention Act - Amends the Federal Trade Commission Act to: (1) double civil penalties imposed for committing unfair or deceptive acts or practices if such acts or practices exploit popular reaction during a presidentially declared emergency or disaster period; and (2) direct the court to impose a monetary civil penalty on a person found in an action seeking a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction to have committed such a violation (including dissemination of a false advertisement) during such period.

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Passed House, sent to Senate

Introduced(1/27/03)
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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CB

Mr. BASS

(R) NH – 2

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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Feb 13, 2003

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