Title 15 of the United States Code outlines the role of commerce and trade in the
United States Code
In the law of the United States, the Code of Laws of the United States of America (variously abbreviated to Code of Laws of the United States, United States Code, U.S. Code, U.S.C., or USC) is the official compilation and codification of the ...
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Notable legislation in the title includes the
Federal Trade Commission Act
The Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914 was 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 ...
, the
Clayton Antitrust Act
The Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914 (, codified at , ), is a part of United States antitrust law with the goal of adding further substance to the U.S. antitrust law regime; the Clayton Act seeks to prevent anticompetitive practices in their incipie ...
, the
Sherman Antitrust Act
The Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 (, ) is a United States antitrust law which prescribes the rule of free competition among those engaged in commerce. It was passed by Congress and is named for Senator John Sherman, its principal author.
Th ...
, the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (also called the Exchange Act, '34 Act, or 1934 Act) (, codified at et seq.) is a law governing the secondary trading of securities (stocks, bonds, and debentures) in the United States of America. A landma ...
, the
Consumer Product Safety Act
The Consumer Safety Act (CPSA) was enacted on October 27th, 1972 by the United States Congress. The act should not be confused with an earlier Senate Joint Resolution 33 of November 20, 1967, which merely established a temporary National Commissio ...
, and the
CAN-SPAM Act of 2003
The Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography And Marketing (CAN-SPAM) Act of 2003 is a law passed in 2003 establishing the United States' first national standards for the sending of commercial e-mail. The law requires the Federal Trad ...
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Monopolies and Combinations in Restraint of Trade; 15 U.S. Code § 13a is the
Robinson Patman Act
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Federal Trade Commission
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is an independent agency of the United States government whose principal mission is the enforcement of civil (non-criminal) antitrust law and the promotion of consumer protection. The FTC shares jurisdiction ov ...
; Promotion Of Export Trade And Prevention Of Unfair Methods uk Competition
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Securities Act
The Securities Act of 1933, also known as the 1933 Act, the Securities Act, the Truth in Securities Act, the Federal Securities Act, and the '33 Act, was enacted by the United States Congress on May 27, 1933, during the Great Depression and after ...
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Trust Indentures Act
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Securities Exchanges
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Securities Investor Protection
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Public Utility Holding Companies
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Investment Company Act,
Investment Advisers Act The Investment Advisers Act of 1940, codified at through , is a United States federal law that was created to monitor and regulate the activities of investment advisers (also spelled "advisors") as defined by the law. It is the primary source of r ...
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Omnibus Small Business Capital Formation
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China Trade
The Old China Trade () refers to the early commerce between the Qing Empire and the United States under the Canton System, spanning from shortly after the end of the American Revolutionary War in 1783 to the Treaty of Wanghia in 1844. The Old ...
* —Statistical and Commercial Information
* —Weights and Measures and Standard Time
** Subchapter I—Weights, Measures, and Standards Generally
** Subchapter II—
Metric Conversion
** Subchapter III—Standard Gauge for Iron and Steel
** Subchapter IV—Screw Threads
** Subchapter V—Standard of Electricity
** Subchapter VI—Standard Barrels
** Subchapter VII—Standard Baskets and Containers
** Subchapter VIII—
Standard Hampers, Round Stave Baskets, and Splint Baskets for Fruits and Vegetables
** Subchapter IX—
Standard Time
Standard time is the synchronisation of clocks within a geographical region to a single time standard, rather than a local mean time standard. Generally, standard time agrees with the local mean time at some meridian that passes through the r ...
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National Institute of Standards and Technology
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is an agency of the United States Department of Commerce whose mission is to promote American innovation and industrial competitiveness. NIST's activities are organized into physical sci ...
* —Standard Reference Data Program
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Falsely Stamped Gold or Silver or Goods Manufactured Therefrom
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National Weather Service
The National Weather Service (NWS) is an Government agency, agency of the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government that is tasked with providing weather forecasts, warnings of hazardous weather, and other weathe ...
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Weather Modification Activities Or Attempts; Reporting Requirement
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War Finance Corporation
The War Finance Corporation was a government corporation in the United States created to give financial support to industries essential for World War I, and to banking institutions that aided such industries. It continued to give support to various ...
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Collection of State Cigarette Taxes
* —State Taxation of Income from Interstate Commerce
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Caustic Poisons (repealed)
* —Discrimination Against Farmers Cooperative Associations by Boards Of Trade
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Textile Foundation
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Fishing Industry
The fishing industry includes any industry or activity concerned with taking, culturing, processing, preserving, storing, transporting, marketing or selling fish or fish products. It is defined by the Food and Agriculture Organization as including ...
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Reconstruction Finance Corporation The Reconstruction Finance Corporation was a government corporation administered by the United States Federal Government between 1932 and 1957 that provided financial support to state and local governments and made loans to banks, railroads, mortgag ...
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Aid to Small Business
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Small Business Investment Program
* —Economic Recovery
* —Interstate Transportation Of Petroleum Products
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Natural Gas
Natural gas (also called fossil gas or simply gas) is a naturally occurring mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons consisting primarily of methane in addition to various smaller amounts of other higher alkanes. Low levels of trace gases like carbo ...
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Alaska Natural Gas Transportation
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Emergency Relief
Emergency management or disaster management is the managerial function charged with creating the framework within which communities reduce vulnerability to hazards and cope with disasters. Emergency management, despite its name, does not actuall ...
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Emergency Petroleum Allocation
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Federal Energy Administration The Federal Energy Administration (FEA) was a United States government organization created in 1974 to address the 1970s energy crisis, and specifically the 1973 oil crisis.Staff report (May 8, 1974). Energy Crisis Still With Us, Nixon Warns. ''Los ...
* - Energy Supply and Environmental Coordination
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Production, Marketing, and Use of Bituminous Coal
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Transportation of Firearms
* - Miscellaneous
* - Regulation of Insurance,
McCarran–Ferguson Act
The McCarran–Ferguson Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1011-1015, is a United States federal law that exempts the business of insurance from most federal regulation, including federal antitrust laws to a limited extent. The 79th Congress passed the McCarran ...
* - National Policy on Employment and Productivity
* - Trademarks (
Lanham Act
The Lanham (Trademark) Act (, codified at et seq. () is the primary federal trademark statute of law in the United States. The Act prohibits a number of activities, including trademark infringement, trademark dilution, and false advertising. ...
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Transportation of Gambling Devices
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Flammable Fabrics
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Household Refrigerators
* - Automobile Dealer Suits Against Manufacturers
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Disclosure of Automobile Information
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Manufacture, Transportation, or Distribution of Switchblade Knives
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Hazardous Substances
Dangerous goods, abbreviated DG, are substances that when transported are a risk to health, safety, property or the environment. Certain dangerous goods that pose risks even when not being transported are known as hazardous materials ( syllabi ...
* - Destruction of Property Moving in Commerce
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Telecasting of Professional Sports Contests
* - Brake Fluid Regulation
* - Antitrust Civil Process
* - Seat Belt Regulation
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Cigarette Labeling and Advertising
* - State Technical Services
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Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety
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Fair Packaging and Labeling Program
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Special Packaging of Household Substances for Protection of Children
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Consumer Credit Protection
** Subchapter I —
Consumer Credit Cost Disclosure
** Subchapter II — Restrictions on Garnishment
** Subchapter IIA —
Credit Repair Organizations
** Subchapter III —
Fair Credit Reporting Act
The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), 15 U.S.C. § 1681 ''et seq'', is U.S. Federal Government legislation enacted to promote the accuracy, fairness, and privacy of consumer information contained in the files of consumer reporting agencies. It ...
** Subchapter IV —
Equal Credit Opportunity
** Subchapter V —
Debt Collection Practices
** Subchapter VI —
Electronic Funds Transfer
Electronic funds transfer (EFT) is the electronic transfer of money from one bank account to another, either within a single financial institution or across multiple institutions, via computer-based systems, without the direct intervention of b ...
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Interstate Land Sales
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Newspaper Preservation
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Protection of Horses
* —Emergency Loan Guarantees to Business Enterprises
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Chrysler Corporation Loan Guarantee
* —Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings
** Subchapter I: Bumper Standards
** Subchapter II: Automobile Consumer Information Study
** Subchapter III: Diagnostic Inspection Demonstration Projects
** Subchapter IV:
Odometer Requirements
** Subchapter V:
Improving Automotive Efficiency
** Subchapter VI: Theft Prevention
* —Automobile Title Fraud
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Consumer Product Safety
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Hobby Protection
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Fire Prevention and Control
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Consumer Product Warranties
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National Productivity and Quality of Working Life
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Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development, and Demonstration
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Toxic Substances Control
** Subchapter I—Control of Toxic Substances
** Subchapter II—
Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response
** Subchapter III—
Indoor Radon Abatement
** Subchapter IV—
Lead Exposure Reduction
** Subchapter V—
Healthy High Performance Schools
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Automotive Propulsion Research and Development
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Petroleum Marketing Practices
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National Climate Program
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Global Change Research
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Interstate Horseracing
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Full Employment and Balanced Growth
* —Retail Policies for Natural Gas Utilities
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Natural Gas Policy
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Soft Drink Interbrand Competition
* —Condominium and Cooperative Conversion Protection and Abuse Relief
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Technology Innovation
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Methane Transportation Research, Development, and Demonstration
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Liability Risk Retention
* —Promotion of Export Trade
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Arctic Research and Policy
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Land Remote-Sensing Commercialization
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Cooperative Research
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Comprehensive Smokeless Tobacco Health Education
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Petroleum Overcharge Distribution and Restitution
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Semiconductor Research
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Export Enhancement
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Competitiveness Policy Council
The Competitiveness Policy Council was an independent federal advisory committee chartered in 1988 to advise the president and the Congress on more effective policies to promote U.S. competitiveness. The council had a unique quadrapartite membersh ...
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National Trade Data Bank
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Imitation Firearms
Imitation (from Latin ''imitatio'', "a copying, imitation") is a behavior whereby an individual observes and replicates another's behavior. Imitation is also a form of that leads to the "development of traditions, and ultimately our culture. I ...
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Steel and Aluminum Energy Conservation and Technology Competitiveness
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Superconductivity and Competitiveness
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Metal Casting Competitiveness Research Program
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Fasteners
A fastener (US English) or fastening (UK English) is a hardware device that mechanically joins or affixes two or more objects together. In general, fasteners are used to create non-permanent joints; that is, joints that can be removed or disman ...
* —High Performance Computing and Communication Act of 1991, High-Performance Computing
* —Land Remote Sensing Policy Act of 1992, Land Remote Sensing Policy
* —Telephone Disclosure and Dispute Resolution Act of 1992, Telephone Disclosure and Dispute Resolution
* —Commercial Space Transportation Competitiveness Act of 2000, Commercial Space Competitiveness
* —Armored Car Industry Reciprocity Act of 1993, Armored Car Industry Reciprocity
* —Children's Bicycle Helmet Safety Act of 1994, Children's Bicycle Helmet Safety
* —Telemarketing Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act, Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention
* —International Antitrust Enforcement Assistance Act, International Antitrust Enforcement Assistance
* —Professional Boxing Safety Act, Professional Boxing Safety
* —Propane Education and Research Act, Propane Education and Research
* —Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, Children's Online Privacy Protection
* —Year 2000 Information and Readiness Disclosure Act, Year 2000 Computer Date Change
* —Insurance, Title III of Gramm–Leach–Bliley Act
* —Privacy
* —Microenterprise Technical Assistance and Capacity Building Program
* —Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce
* —Women's Business Enterprise Development
* —Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Public Company Accounting Reform and Corporate Responsibility, also known as the "Sarbanes–Oxley Act"
* —National Construction Safety Team Act, National Construction Safety Team
* —Cyber Security Research and Development Act, Cyber Security Research and Development
* —National Nanotechnology Initiative, Nanotechnology Research and Development
* —Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act, Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers
* —CAN-SPAM Act of 2003, Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing
References
External links
U.S. Code Title 15 via United States Government Printing Office
U.S. Code Title 15 via Cornell University
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United States federal commerce legislation, *Title 15
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