Press Releases

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05) introduced the FTC Commissioner Parity Act. This legislation aligns the FTC with every other federal regulatory commission by establishing firm limits on commissioners’ tenures.

“Under President Biden, the FTC has abused its power and commissioners have become unaccountable. This bill erects guardrails, limiting such abuse and reaffirms Congressional oversight of the agency,  said Congressman Scott Fitzgerald."

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05) sent bipartisan letters to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) regarding stolen intellectual property of Raffel Systems, a Germantown manufacturer, by Chinese corporation Man Wah Holdings. A product patent of Raffel Systems was disregarded, and their name was used in the production of faulty knockoff items to be sold in the United States, stealing business, and damaging the public reputation of the brand.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05) introduced the Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act. This legislation ensures pretrial release factors and the development of criminal history reports are considered when assessing bail.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05) issued the following statement in response to President Biden's student loan giveaway:

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05) issued the following statement after voting “NO” on H.R. 5376, the so-called “Inflation Reduction Act”:

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05) issued the following statement after voting “NO” on the CHIPS legislation:

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05), along with Rep. Mike Kelly (PA-16), Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11), and Rep. John Katko (NY-24), released a joint statement in response to the government of the United Kingdom's decision to unilaterally modify the Northern Ireland Protocol:

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05), introduced the Making the CFPB Accountable to Small Business Act. This legislation would repeal Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Act, as well as require the CFPB to presume that size and sophistication-based tailoring of regulations are needed in SBREFA panel reviews.