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H.R. 3675: American Spirit Fraud Prevention Act

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H.R. 3675: American Spirit Fraud Prevention Act

109th Congress · introduced 2005-09-07 · Commerce · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 669.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2005-09-07 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Bass, Charles F. [R-NH-2] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 536 (2005): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR3675 (2005-10-25), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 669. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

American Spirit Fraud Prevention Act

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) American Spirit Fraud Prevention Act - Amends the Federal Trade Commission Act to double the existing statutory civil penalty for a violation involving an unfair or deceptive act or practice in either a national emergency period or disaster period, or relating to an international disaster, if the act or practice exploits popular reaction to the national emergency or major disaster. Directs the court, in such a case, to hold the relevant person, partnership, or corporation liable for a civil penalty of not more than $22,000 for each such violation.

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Official text

American Spirit Fraud Prevention Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Bass, Charles F. [R-NH-2] · 0 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3675, American Spirit Fraud Prevention Act (2006-10-05); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3675, American Spirit Fraud Prevention Act (2006-10-05)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong109-hr3675 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109