Bills About Commerce Sponsored by Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.)

Sen. Klobuchar sponsored 39 bills about commerce in the 115th Congress (2017-18).

Introduced	Number	Title	Cosponsors	Cosponsor Party	Latest Action
Feb. 13, 2019	S.481	A bill to encourage States to require the installation of residential carbon monoxide detectors in homes, and for other purposes.	4	Bipartisan	Held at the desk.
Sept. 24, 2019	S.2535	A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to conduct an assessment and analysis relating to the decline in the business formation rate in the United States.	3	Bipartisan	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 633.
Nov. 10, 2020	S.4884	A bill to require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to study the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on injuries and deaths associated with consumer products, and for other purposes.	1	All Republicans	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 642.
Feb. 14, 2019	S.512	A bill to establish an advisory office within the Bureau of Consumer Protection of the Federal Trade Commission to prevent fraud targeting seniors, and for other purposes.	13	Bipartisan	Held at the desk.
Oct. 22, 2020	S.4847	A bill to direct the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a study and submit to Congress a report on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the travel and tourism industry in the United States, and for other purposes.	3	Bipartisan	Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
May 21, 2020	S.3824	A bill to require the Federal Trade Commission to submit a report to Congress on scams targeting seniors, and for other purposes.	2	Bipartisan	Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
May 23, 2019	S.1640	A bill to require compliant flame mitigation devices to be used on portable fuel containers for flammable liquid fuels, and for other purposes.	1	All Republicans	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 482.
March 24, 2020	S.3576	A bill to clarify that the Federal Trade Commission Act prohibits excessive and unjustified price increases in the sale of certain products and services when an emergency or disaster results in abnormal disruptions of the market, and for other purposes.	3	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
March 18, 2020	S.3515	A bill to establish the Innovation and Startups Equity Investment Program in the Department of the Treasury, through which the Secretary of the Treasury shall allocate money to certain States to assist high-potential scalable startups access venture capital to commercialize innovations, create jobs, and accelerate economic growth, and for other purposes.	3	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
March 10, 2020	S.3426	A bill to deter anticompetitive exclusionary conduct that harms competition and consumers, to enhance the ability of the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission to enforce the antitrust laws, and for other purposes.	2	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
July 23, 2019	S.2237	A bill to authorize the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission to seek civil monetary penalties to deter violations of section 2 of the Sherman Act, and for other purposes.	3	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
June 20, 2019	S.1937	A bill to promote merger enforcement and protect competition through adjusting premerger filing fees, and increasing antitrust enforcement resources.	1	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
April 1, 2019	S.963	A bill to amend the Trademark Act of 1946 to provide for the registration of marks consisting of the flag, coat of arms, or other official insignia of the United States, any State or municipality, or any foreign nation.	2	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan. 31, 2019	S.307	A bill to amend the Clayton Act to modify the standard for an unlawful acquisition, and for other purposes.	5	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan. 31, 2019	S.306	A bill to promote merger enforcement and protect competition through adjusting premerger filing fees, increasing antitrust enforcement resources, and improving the information provided to antitrust enforcers.	9	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan. 17, 2019	S.189	A bill to protect the privacy of users of social media and other online platforms.	3	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
April 23, 2018	S.2728	A bill to protect the privacy of users of social media and other online platforms.	1	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Sept. 14, 2017	S.1811	A bill to promote merger enforcement and protect competition through adjusting premerger filing fees, increasing antitrust enforcement resources, and improving the information provided to antitrust enforcers.	10	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sept. 14, 2017	S.1812	A bill to amend the Clayton Act to modify the standard for an unlawful acquisition, and for other purposes.	3	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan. 10, 2017	S.81	A bill to establish an advisory office within the Bureau of Consumer Protection of the Federal Trade Commission to prevent fraud targeting seniors, and for other purposes.	2	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.
June 3, 2015	S.1490	A bill to establish an advisory office within the Bureau of Consumer Protection of the Federal Trade Commission to prevent fraud targeting seniors, and for other purposes.	6	Bipartisan	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 663.
May 7, 2015	S.1250	A bill to encourage States to require the installation of residential carbon monoxide detectors in homes, and for other purposes.	5	All Democrats	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 323.
Sept. 9, 2015	S.2019	A bill to prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market.	1	All Republicans	Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights. Hearings held.
June 18, 2015	S.1634	A bill to amend the Federal antitrust laws to provide expanded coverage and to eliminate exemptions from such laws that are contrary to the public interest with respect to railroads.	4	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb. 2, 2015	S.328	A bill to amend the Trademark Act of 1946 to provide for the registration of marks consisting of a flag, coat of arms, or other insignia of the United States, or any State or local government, and for other purposes.	2	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec. 10, 2013	S.1793	A bill to encourage States to require the installation of residential carbon monoxide detectors in homes, and for other purposes.	6	All Democrats	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 583.
Dec. 12, 2013	S.1816	A bill to amend the Trademark Act of 1946 to provide for the registration of marks consisting of a flag, coat of arms, or other insignia of the United States, or any State or local government, and for other purposes.	2	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
July 24, 2013	S.1358	A bill to establish an advisory office within the Bureau of Consumer Protection of the Federal Trade Commission to prevent fraud targeting seniors, and for other purposes.	3	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Feb. 4, 2013	S.214	A bill to prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market.	7	Bipartisan	Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights. Hearings held.
March 21, 2013	S.638	A bill to amend the Federal antitrust laws to provide expanded coverage and to eliminate exemptions from such laws that are contrary to the public interest with respect to railroads.	5	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
June 27, 2012	S.3343	A bill to amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to require residential carbon monoxide detectors to meet the applicable ANSI/UL standard by treating that standard as a consumer product safety rule, to encourage States to require the installation of such detectors in homes, and for other purposes.	2	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
March 5, 2010	S.3084	A bill to increase the competitiveness of United States businesses, particularly small and medium-sized manufacturing firms, in interstate and global commerce, foster job creation in the United States, and assist United States businesses in developing or expanding commercial activities in interstate and global commerce by expanding the ambit of the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership program and the Technology Innovation Program to include projects that have potential for commercial exploitation in nondomestic markets, providing for an increase in related resources of the Department of Commerce, and for other purposes.	7	Bipartisan	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 560.
July 22, 2010	S.3630	A bill to improve the commercialization potential of National Science Foundation grants, enhance the metrics used to assess such potential, and for other purposes.	1	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb. 23, 2010	S.3027	A bill to prevent the inadvertent disclosure of information on a computer through certain "peer-to-peer" file sharing programs without first providing notice and obtaining consent from an owner or authorized user of the computer.	3	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
June 9, 2009	S.1216	A bill to amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to require residential carbon monoxide detectors to meet the applicable ANSI/UL standard by treating that standard as a consumer product safety rule, to encourage States to require the installation of such detectors in homes, and for other purposes.	3	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Oct. 1, 2008	S.3660	A bill to amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to require residential carbon monoxide detectors to meet the applicable ANSI/UL standard by treating that standard as a consumer product safety rule, to encourage States to require the installation of such detectors in homes, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Oct. 1, 2008	S.3666	A bill to require certain metal recyclers to keep records of their transactions in order to deter individuals and enterprises engaged in theft and interstate fencing of stolen copper, and for other purposes.	1	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Sept. 11, 2007	S.2037	A bill to amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to make it unlawful to sell a recalled product, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Sept. 11, 2007	S.2038	A bill to prohibit the introduction or delivery for introduction into interstate commerce of children's products that contain lead, and for other purposes.	2	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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