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| Long title | An Act To create a Federal Trade Commission, to define its powers and duties, and for other purposes. |
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| Enacted by | the 63rd United States Congress |
| Effective | September 26, 1914 |
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The Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914 is a United States federal law which established the Federal Trade Commission. The Act was signed into law by US President Woodrow Wilson in 1914 and outlaws unfair methods of competition and unfair acts or practices that affect commerce.[1][2]
- ^ Winerman, Marc (2003). "The Origins of the FTC: Concentration, Cooperation, Control, and Competition" (PDF). Antitrust Law Journal. 71: 1–97. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
- ^ Stevens, W. H. S. (1914). "The Trade Commission Act". The American Economic Review. 4 (4): 840–855. ISSN 0002-8282.