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     &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Revealing Economic Conclusions for Suggestions Act or the RECS Act&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;This bill requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), when submitting recommendations for legislation, to submit an accompanying economic analysis.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The required analysis must demonstrate that (1) the FTC has identified a problem it determines should be addressed (including the FTC's rationale for determining that private markets or public institutions could not address this issue), and (2) the recommended legislation is based on a reasoned determination that the benefits of the recommended legislation outweigh its costs.&lt;/p&gt;
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Energy and Commerce Committee
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2021-04-21T18:05:11Z
Referred to
Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee
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2021-04-21
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
House
Commerce
B001275
8
Larry
Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8]
N
Bucshon
R
IN
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2021-04-20
Introduced in House
 <p><b>Revealing Economic Conclusions for Suggestions Act or the RECS Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), when submitting recommendations for legislation, to submit an accompanying economic analysis.</p> <p>The required analysis must demonstrate that (1) the FTC has identified a problem it determines should be addressed (including the FTC's rationale for determining that private markets or public institutions could not address this issue), and (2) the recommended legislation is based on a reasoned determination that the benefits of the recommended legislation outweigh its costs.</p>
2021-09-27T21:14:11Z
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2021-04-20T04:00:00Z
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2023-03-08T19:58:48Z
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2021-04-20
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 <p><b>Revealing Economic Conclusions for Suggestions Act or the RECS Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), when submitting recommendations for legislation, to submit an accompanying economic analysis.</p> <p>The required analysis must demonstrate that (1) the FTC has identified a problem it determines should be addressed (including the FTC's rationale for determining that private markets or public institutions could not address this issue), and (2) the recommended legislation is based on a reasoned determination that the benefits of the recommended legislation outweigh its costs.</p>
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