# 116-hr-9038: COVID–19 Consumer Protection Act

116-hr-9038, COVID–19 Consumer Protection Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-9038
- Congress: 116
- Title: COVID–19 Consumer Protection Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2020-12-20
- Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

COVID-19 Consumer Protection Act This bill provides authority for the Federal Trade Commission to seek civil penalties from entities engaging in deceptive trade practices that are associated with the treatment, cure, prevention, mitigation, or diagnosis of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) for the duration of such public health emergency.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8] (R-IN), 2020-12-20T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act
- 116-hr-7481: RESTART Act
- 116-hr-6231: Ensuring Access to COVID-19 Preventive Care Act of 2020
- 116-hr-6222: Ensuring Affordable COVID-19 Preventive Care Act of 2020
- 116-hr-4995: Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2020
- 116-hr-4779: To extend the Undertaking Spam, Spyware, And Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers beyond Borders Act of 2006, and for other purposes.

## Sources
- [116-hr-9038 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/9038)

## Related
- [116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7642)
- [116-hr-7481: RESTART Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7481)
- [116-hr-6231: Ensuring Access to COVID-19 Preventive Care Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6231)
- [116-hr-6222: Ensuring Affordable COVID-19 Preventive Care Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6222)
- [116-hr-4995: Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4995)
- [116-hr-4779: To extend the Undertaking Spam, Spyware, And Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers b…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4779)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-9038 (as of 2025-11-18).