Economics

Deceptive Messages Promised “Free” $1,000 Gift Cards to Major Retailers Two affiliate-marketing scammers and their company have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they sent millions of unwanted text messages to consumers across the U.S. with false promises of $1,000 gift cards to retailers like Best Buy, Target and Walmart. Under the term […]

Topics:  Spectrum Management CSMAC Date:  June 10, 2014 This notice announces a public meeting of the Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee. CSMAC provides advice to the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information on spectrum management policy matters. The meeting will be held on July 10, 2014, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Eastern […]

Landing page summary:  The Office of Advocacy (Advocacy) offers the following comment to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in response to the above-referenced proposed rule issued on April 24, 2014. The FDA issued the proposed rule to implement provisions of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act of 2009 (Tobacco Control Act).  Since the […]

S. 1820, Responsible Use of Taxpayer Dollars for Portraits Act of 2013 Short Description:  As reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on May 21, 2014 As reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on May 21, 2014 read more […]

Title III of S. 2450, the Veterans’ Access to Care through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act of 2014 Short Description:  As introduced in the Senate on June 10, 2014 As introduced in the Senate on June 10, 2014 read more […]

H.R. 4810, Veteran Access to Care Act of 2014 Short Description:  As passed by the House on June 10, 2014 As passed by the House on June 10, 2014 […]

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today announced it is seeking comment on a notice of proposed rulemaking amending the OCC's Annual Stress Test rule.