{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.curtis.senate.gov/press-releases/curtis-introduces-bill-to-strengthen-ftc-governance-promote-regulatory-stability", "Curtis Introduces Bill to Strengthen FTC Governance, Promote Regulatory Stability", "2026-07-28", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "Senate", "UT", "John R. Curtis", "C001114", "www.curtis.senate.gov", "curtis", "https://www.curtis.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "Legislation would require a quorum of FTC Commissioners to undertake any major policymaking\n\nWASHINGTON\u2014U.S. Senator John Curtis (R-UT) introduced the Federal Trade Commission Governance Reform Act, legislation to reinforce Congress\u2019 original intent for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to function as a deliberative, multi-member agency by requiring a quorum of at least three commissioners before the agency can undertake rulemaking or establish broadly applicable policy.\n\n\u201cWhen businesses are making long-term strategic decisions, they deserve confidence that major regulatory policy will be developed through a stable, collaborative process. This is why Congress designed the FTC to make major decisions through thoughtful deliberation, not by a single individual or a perpetually diminished Commission,\u201d said Senator Curtis. \u201cThis legislation protects the governance structure Congress intended and strengthens confidence in the Commission\u2019s decision making.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nCongress established the FTC as a five-member commission to ensure major competition and consumer protection policies are developed through collective deliberation. Under current law, the FTC can issue significant policy changes even when the Commission lacks a robust complement of sitting commissioners. The Federal Trade Commission Governance Reform Act reinforces Congress\u2019 original intent by requiring at least three commissioners to participate in major policymaking decisions. By ensuring those decisions reflect the collective judgement of a Commission, the bill promotes regulatory predictability for businesses making long-term investment decisions.\n\nThe legislation would require a quorum of three commissioners in order for the FTC to:\n\nInitiate, advance, rescind, or complete a rulemaking proceeding;\n\nAdopt, amend, or rescind a policy statement, interpretive rule, industry guide, or enforcement policy statement; or\n\nTake any other formal action establishing, revising, or rescinding generally applicable Commission policy.\n\nThe quorum requirement would not apply to case-specific enforcement actions or other Commission activities that do not establish generally applicable policy. The legislation would take effect on January 20, 2029.", 1, "2026-07-29T07:41:48Z", "2026-07-29T07:42:57Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.curtis.senate.gov/press-releases/curtis-introduces-bill-to-strengthen-ftc-governance-promote-regulatory-stability"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9019719436764717, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}