# 116-hr-7750: Stopping COVID Scams Act of 2020

116-hr-7750, Stopping COVID Scams Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7750
- Congress: 116
- Title: Stopping COVID Scams Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2020-07-23
- Sponsor: Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Stopping COVID Scams Act of 2020 This bill provides the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) authority to prohibit unfair or deceptive commercial practices associated with the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. In prohibiting such practices, the FTC must consider whether the practice (1) involves goods or services explicitly advertised as related to the COVID-19 emergency, (2) involves goods or services for which consumer demand significantly increased shortly before or during the emergency, or (3) relates to the federal or state response to the emergency. The bill further specifies procedures for the FTC and the states to enforce such prohibitions.

## Cosponsors (12)

- Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2020-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2020-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] (D-IA), 2020-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2020-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2020-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2020-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2020-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] (D-NJ), 2020-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2020-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2020-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2020-07-23T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act
- 116-hr-7197: RESTAURANTS Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020
- 116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act
- 116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act
- 116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-7750 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7750)

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- [116-hr-7197: RESTAURANTS Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7197)
- [116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7120)
- [116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2420)
- [116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2382)
- [116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1980)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7750 (as of 2025-11-18).