# 114-hr-5116: FREE Act

114-hr-5116, FREE Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] (R-TX); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-5116
- Congress: 114
- Title: FREE Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
- Introduced: 2016-04-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Freeing Responsible and Effective Exchanges Act or the FREE Act This bill amends the Federal Trade Commission Act to permit a bipartisan majority of Federal Trade Commission (FTC) commissioners to hold a nonpublic meeting to discuss official business if: (1) no votes or actions are taken, (2) each person at the meeting is an FTC commissioner or employee, and (3) an attorney from the FTC's Office of General Counsel is present. "Bipartisan majority" means a group of at least three commissioners that includes, for each political party of which any commissioner is a member, at least one commissioner who is a member of such political party and, if any commissioner has no political party affiliation, at least one unaffiliated commissioner. Within two business days after such a nonpublic meeting, the FTC must disclose on its website: (1) a list of persons who attended such meeting; and (2) a summary of discussed matters, except for matters that are classified or otherwise exempt from disclosure.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] (R-TX), 2016-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7] (R-NJ), 2016-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2] (R-OK), 2016-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] (R-TX), 2016-09-07T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-4956: End Executive Overreach Act
- 114-hr-4038: American SAFE Act of 2015
- 114-hr-3929: Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 114-hr-3134: Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015
- 114-hr-2799: FAST Act
- 114-hr-2739: Cancer Drug Coverage Parity Act of 2015

## Sources
- [114-hr-5116 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5116)

## Related
- [114-hr-4956: End Executive Overreach Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4956)
- [114-hr-4038: American SAFE Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4038)
- [114-hr-3929: Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3929)
- [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-2739: Cancer Drug Coverage Parity Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2739)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5116 (as of 2025-11-18).