FTC Autonomy Act
This bill provides authority for the Federal Trade Commission to bring civil actions to recover penalties for violations of final orders issued by the commission. Currently, only the Department of Justice may bring such actions.
To authorize the Federal Trade Commission to independently initiate 
    certain actions to recover civil penalties for such violations.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``FTC Autonomy Act''.

SEC. 2. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION INDEPENDENT LITIGATION AUTHORITY.

    (a) Authority of the FTC To Recover Certain Civil Penalties.--The 
Federal Trade Commission Act is amended--
            (1) in section 5(l) (15 U.S.C. 45(l)) in the first sentence 
        by inserting ``the Commission or'' after ``brought by''; and
            (2) in section 16(a)(2) (15 U.S.C. 56(a)(2))--
                    (A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``; or'' and 
                inserting a semicolon; and
                    (B) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the 
                following:
            ``(E) to obtain a civil penalty authorized under any 
        provision of law enforced by the Commission.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 16(a)(1)(A) of the Federal Trade 
Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 56(a)(1)(A)) is amended by striking 
``(including an action to collect a civil penalty)''.
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FTC Autonomy Act
To authorize the Federal Trade Commission to independently initiate certain actions to recover civil penalties for such violations.
FTC Autonomy Act
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D.