I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3409 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 26, 2017 Mrs. Blackburn (for herself, Mr. Veasey , Mr. Lance , Mr. Thompson of Mississippi , Mr. Bishop of Utah , Mrs. Beatty , Mr. Bishop of Michigan , and Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to prohibit pyramid promotional schemes and to ensure that compensation is not based upon recruitment of participants into a plan or operation, but on sales to individuals who use and consume the products or services sold, and for other purposes.