# 114-hr-5136: RECS Act

114-hr-5136, RECS Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Pompeo, Mike [R-KS-4] (R-KS); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-5136
- Congress: 114
- Title: RECS Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
- Introduced: 2016-04-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Pompeo, Mike [R-KS-4] (R-KS)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Revealing Economic Conclusions for Suggestions Act or the RECS Act This bill amends the Federal Trade Commission Act to prohibit the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) from submitting legislative or regulatory recommendations without an economic analysis by the FTC's Bureau of Economics sufficient to demonstrate that: (1) the FTC has identified a problem it determines should be addressed, including the rationale for the FTC's determination that private markets or public institutions could not adequately address the issue; and (2) the recommendation is based on a reasoned determination that its benefits outweigh its costs.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] (R-TX), 2016-09-07T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-5136 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5136)

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- [114-hr-5351: To prohibit the transfer of any individual detained at United States Naval Stat…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5351)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5136 (as of 2025-11-18).