# 114-hr-5098: FTC REPORTS Act

114-hr-5098, FTC REPORTS Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-5098
- Congress: 114
- Title: FTC REPORTS Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
- Introduced: 2016-04-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

FTC Robust Elderly Protections and Organizational Requirements to Track Scams Act or the FTC REPORTS Act This bill amends the Federal Trade Commission Act to require the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to publish and submit to Congress annually: (1) the FTC's plan for the next calendar year, and (2) a report on FTC enforcement actions involving allegations of fraud targeting individuals who are 65 or older during the previous year. The FTC's annual plan must describe: its projected activities, priorities, rulemakings, guidelines, restructuring plans, and projects; how its activities combat fraud against individuals who are 65 or older; and the projected dates and timelines for such activities. The FTC's annual report about enforcement actions involving allegations of fraud targeting individuals who are 65 or older during the previous year must include: a description of each FTC enforcement action involving allegations of fraud against such individuals; the disposition of such enforcement actions, broken down by category; and the proportion of enforcement actions involving allegations of fraud against such individuals as a percentage of all enforcement actions relating to unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce brought by the FTC.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] (R-TX), 2016-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harper, Gregg [R-MS-3] (R-MS), 2016-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7] (R-NJ), 2016-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2016-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2] (R-OK), 2016-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] (R-TX), 2016-04-28T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-3929: Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 114-hr-3381: Childhood Cancer STAR Act
- 114-hr-3134: Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015
- 114-hr-2799: FAST Act
- 114-hr-6: 21st Century Cures Act
- 114-hr-1624: Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-5098 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5098)

## Related
- [114-hr-3929: Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3929)
- [114-hr-3381: Childhood Cancer STAR Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3381)
- [114-hr-3134: Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3134)
- [114-hr-2799: FAST Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2799)
- [114-hr-6: 21st Century Cures Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6)
- [114-hr-1624: Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1624)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5098 (as of 2025-11-18).