Published: June 2022

Restore FTC’s power to obtain monetary relief for harmed consumers

Consumer and privacy advocacy organizations submitted a letter of support for Senator Maria Cantwell’s (D-WA) Consumer Protection Remedies Act of 2022 bill, which would restore the FTC’s ability to obtain monetary relief for harmed consumers under Section 13(b) of the FTC Act, which was limited to filing injunctions by the Supreme Court’s 2021 decision in AMG Capital Management v. FTC.

Consumer Action joined its allies in urging Congress to ensure that harmed consumers receive just compensation by passing the Consumer Protection Remedies Act of 2022. For over 40 years, consumers received meaningful monetary relief from wrongdoers under Section 13(b) of the FTC Act. However, the Supreme Court’s decision in AMG Capital Management v. FTC, in 2021, changed the scope of the FTC’s enforcement authority to one in which the agency is limited to filing injunctions in federal court to stop companies from harming consumers. Congress must fix this. We support Senator Maria Cantwell’s (D-WA) bill, which would restore the FTC’s ability to obtain monetary relief for harmed consumers.

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Read the letter here.

Read the FTC's response to the Court's ruling here.

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