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HR 5642 115th Congress House

Restoring and Improving Merger Enforcement Act of 2018

Official title: To amend the Clayton Act with respect to mergers.

Introduced: April 26, 2018 Introduced by: Nadler, Jerrold Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
Commerce Business recordsCompetition and antitrustConsumer affairsCorporate finance and managementJudicial review and appeals
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May 22, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Apr 26, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 26, 2018
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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

Restoring and Improving Merger Enforcement Act of 2018

This bill revises the standard for determining whether a proposed corporate acquisition would substantially lessen competition. Specifically, the bill establishes that a court may consider a claim that the acquisition would increase efficiency only if such increased efficiency (1) is verifiable, (2) could not be accomplished without the acquisition, and (3) would promote competition. The bill also places the burden of proof on the defendant claiming that increased efficiency will eliminate the substantial lessening of competition that would result from the proposed acquisition.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5642: Restoring and Improving Merger Enforcement Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5642/
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"H.R. 5642: Restoring and Improving Merger Enforcement Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5642/.
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H.R. 5642, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5642/.
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