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HR 5630 115th Congress House

Economic Freedom and Financial Security for Working People Act of 2018

Official title: To amend the Clayton Act to clarify that an acquisition that tends to create a monopsony violates the Clayton Act.

Introduced: April 26, 2018 See on congress.gov
Commerce Competition and antitrustCorporate finance and managementLabor marketWages and earnings
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May 22, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Apr 26, 2018
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 26, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 22, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Economic Freedom and Financial Security for Working People Act of 2018

This bill amends the Clayton Act to establish that a corporate acquisition that tends to create a monopsony (i.e., a situation where a single buyer substantially controls the purchasing power in a market for a good or service) is a violation of antitrust law. Currently, the Clayton Act prohibits only acquisitions that would lead to a monopoly (i.e., where a single supplier of a good or service substantially controls the market).

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
CROWLEY, JOSEPH
· Apr 26, 2018
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Apr 26, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5630: Economic Freedom and Financial Security for Working People Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5630/
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"H.R. 5630: Economic Freedom and Financial Security for Working People Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5630/.
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H.R. 5630, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5630/.
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