House bill · 104th Congress · Public Law 104-216
Federal Trade Commission Reauthorization Act of 1996
Became law on Oct 1, 1996.
Sponsor: Rep. Michael Oxley R-OHWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 30, 1996
- Committee actionJul 24, 1996
- Passed HouseSep 4, 1996 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateSep 13, 1996 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentSep 20, 1996
- Became lawOct 1, 1996
Latest action: Oct 1, 1996 — Became Public Law No: 104-216.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3553.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 104-754 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on August 2, 1996.Source: Congress.gov, reported August 2, 1996 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/104/HRPT/754
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3553, 104th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/hr/3553
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 29, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
1 cosponsor — 1 Democrat
1 of 1 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 104th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Michael Oxley.
- H.R. 2036 (104th) Land Disposal Program Flexibility Act of 1996
- H.R. 1186 (104th) Professional Boxing Safety Act of 1996
- H.R. 917 (104th) Common Sense Product Liability Reform Act
- H.R. 711 (104th) Crime Victims Restitution Act of 1995
- H.R. 2500 (104th) Reform of Superfund Act of 1995
- H.R. 2323 (104th) State and Local Government Interstate Waste Control Act of 1995
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.