Federal Trade Commission
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The Federal Trade Commission is an independent U.S. government agency responsible for enforcing antitrust and consumer protection laws to promote fair competition and safeguard consumers.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
competition regulator
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consumer protection agency ⓘ independent federal agency ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States of America
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United States
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| appointedBy | President of the United States ⓘ |
| canFile |
administrative complaints
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federal court actions ⓘ |
| canImpose |
civil penalties
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equitable monetary relief ⓘ injunctive relief ⓘ |
| commissionerTermLength | 7 years ⓘ |
| confirmedBy | United States Senate ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| cooperatesWith |
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
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United States Department of Justice ⓘ
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Department of Justice Antitrust Division
foreign competition authorities ⓘ state attorneys general ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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United States
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| creator |
Federal Trade Commission Act provisions
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Federal Trade Commission Act
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| employs |
consumer education specialists
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economists ⓘ investigators ⓘ lawyers ⓘ |
| foundedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Federal Trade Commission
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Federal Trade Commission Commissioners
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| hasAuthority |
to challenge anticompetitive business practices
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to challenge anticompetitive mergers ⓘ to conduct investigations ⓘ to issue trade regulation rules ⓘ to require reports and answers to specific questions ⓘ |
| hasMotto | Protecting America’s Consumers ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Federal Trade Commission
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Bureau of Competition
Federal Trade Commission self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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Bureau of Consumer Protection
Bureau of Economics ⓘ Office of General Counsel ⓘ Office of International Affairs ⓘ Office of Policy Planning ⓘ Office of the Chair ⓘ regional offices ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| inception | 1914 ⓘ |
| industryFocus |
broad range of consumer markets
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energy markets ⓘ financial services ⓘ health care markets ⓘ retail and e-commerce ⓘ technology and digital markets ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
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United States federal government
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| legalBasis |
CAN-SPAM Act
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Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act ⓘ Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914 ⓘ
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Clayton Antitrust Act
Do Not Call Implementation Act ⓘ Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ⓘ Fair Credit Reporting Act ⓘ Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914 ⓘ Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 ⓘ
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Gramm–Leach–Bliley Act
Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act ⓘ Sherman Antitrust Act ⓘ Federal Trade Commission Act provisions ⓘ
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Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act
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| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | District of Columbia ⓘ |
| missionStatement | to protect consumers and promote competition ⓘ |
| numberOfEmployees | over 1,000 ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 5 commissioners (by statute) ⓘ |
| operatesProgram |
Consumer Sentinel Network
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Federal Trade Commission self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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National Do Not Call Registry
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| operatesWebsite | ftc.gov ⓘ |
| oversightBy |
House Committee on Energy and Commerce
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United States Senate Committee on Commerce ⓘ
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Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
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| partOf |
United States government
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surface form:
United States federal government
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| politicalIndependenceRule | no more than three commissioners from the same political party ⓘ |
| publishes |
business guidance documents
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consumer education materials ⓘ |
| purpose |
antitrust enforcement
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consumer protection ⓘ prevention of unfair methods of competition ⓘ prevention of unfair or deceptive acts or practices ⓘ promotion of fair competition ⓘ |
| regulates |
certain franchising and business opportunity practices
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mergers and acquisitions with potential anticompetitive effects ⓘ privacy and data security practices of many businesses ⓘ telemarketing practices ⓘ unfair or deceptive advertising practices ⓘ |
| shortName |
Federal Trade Commission
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surface form:
FTC
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| subordinateTo |
United States Congress
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United States Congress (oversight)
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U.S. Federal Trade Commission
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FTC
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Bureau of Consumer Protection
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Bureau of Competition
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National Do Not Call Registry
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Federal Trade Commission Commissioners
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Equifax Inc.
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Equifax Inc.
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The Federal Trade Commission performs quasi-legislative and quasi-judicial functions and is not subject to full presidential control.
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US Federal Trade Commission