congressional_record: CREC-2006-12-27-pt1-PgE2240-5
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| CREC-2006-12-27-pt1-PgE2240-5 | 2006-12-27 | 109 | 2 | U.S. SAFE WEB ACT OF 2005 | HOUSE | EXTENSIONS | ALLOTHER | E2240 | E2240 | [{"name": "Joe Barton", "role": "speaking"}] | [{"congress": "109", "type": "S", "number": "1608"}] | 152 Cong. Rec. E2240 | Congressional Record, Volume 152 Issue 136 (Wednesday, December 27, 2006) [Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 136 (Wednesday, December 27, 2006)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E2240] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] U.S. SAFE WEB ACT OF 2005 ______ speech of HON. JOE BARTON of texas in the house of representatives Friday, December 8, 2006 Mr. BARTON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of S. 1608, the ``Undertaking Spam, Spyware, And Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers Beyond Borders Act'', also known as the SAFE WEB Act. Mr. Speaker, my Committee dealt with this issue in the 108th Congress because it is a growing problem. The issue is important because fraud perpetrated against our citizens increasingly originates or is committed outside the United States: the Federal Trade Commission reports 20 percent of the complaints it received are ``cross-border'' fraud complaints. Under current law, there is little the FTC can do to stop or prosecute a perpetrator outside the United States. The Safe Web Act will make two significant changes to help stop the fraud and protect consumers. First, it amends the FTC Act definition of ``unfair or deceptive acts or practices'' to include acts or practices involving foreign commerce. Second, it allows the FTC to share information and cooperate with foreign governments to investigate and take action on fraud complaints consistent with existing law enforcement practices. I am pleased to see that S. 1608 reflects and codifies the interagency agreement reached in 2004. We have an amendment that will make a few minor changes to S. 1608. The Amendment strikes the findings, eliminates the gift provision to the FTC, and sunsets the legislation after 7 years. This is good consumer protection legislation and will help law enforcement agencies find and prosecute criminals outside our borders committing fraud against our citizens. I would like to thank FTC Chairwoman Majoras as well as Jeanne Bumpus at the FTC for their efforts to help make this legislation a law. I urge my colleagues to pass the bill so we can continue to protect consumers and prosecute criminals. ____________________ |