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Consolidation Prevention and Competition Promotion Act of 2017
Introduced: September 14, 2017
Introduced by:
Klobuchar, Amy
Democratic
· Minnesota
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To President
Became law
Sep 14, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 14, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Consolidation Prevention and Competition Promotion Act of 2017
This bill amends the Clayton Act to revise merger requirements. Specifically, the bill:
- prohibits a merger that materially (currently, substantially) lessens competition in more than a de minimis amount or tends to create a monopsony (a market situation in which there is only one buyer),
- shifts the burden of proof to the merging companies that their consolidation will not harm competition,
- requires companies that enter into a settlement agreement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) or Department of Justice regarding a merger to report information that allows the agencies to assess the competitive impact of the merger, and
- establishes the Office of the Competition Advocate within the FTC.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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