The new commissioners restore the FTC to a full bipartisan membership.
03/13/2024 1:40 P.M.
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The U.S. Senate has confirmed two new nominees for the Federal Trade Commission and confirmed Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter for a second term.
The two new Republican commissioners are Andrew Ferguson, former solicitor general in Virginia, and Melissa Holyoak, former solicitor general with the Utah Attorney General’s Office.
President Joe Biden nominated Ferguson and Holyoak on July 11, 2023, and nominated Slaughter for a second term on Feb. 13, 2023.
The commissioners are expected to be sworn in this week. The FTC has operated with three Democrats, including Chair Lina Khan, Slaughter and Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya, for nearly a year, according to an article from Convington & Burling LLP.
Ferguson will serve until Sept. 25, 2030, and Holyoak will serve until Sept. 25, 2025, according to a news release from the FTC. Slaughter’s new term will send Sept. 25, 2029.
“I look forward to welcoming Andrew and Melissa to the FTC as we work to vigorously protect Americans from unfair methods of competition and unfair and deceptive business practices,” Khan said.
Last month, the FTC closed its comment period for an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) on “junk fees.” The comments included whether the FTC should explore the rule regarding the harms caused by “junk fees” and unfair or deceptive tactics companies use to impose them, ACA International previously reported.
The rule would address “junk fees that are charged for goods or services that have little or no added value to the consumer. The ANPR seeks comment on the prevalence of junk fees and the consumer harms arising from junk fee practices, among other questions.”
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