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S 2237 116th Congress Senate Commerce Civil actions and liability Competition and antitrust Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Monopolization Deterrence Act of 2019

Introduced: July 23, 2019 Introduced by: Klobuchar, Amy Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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Jul 23, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 23, 2019
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Monopolization Deterrence Act of 2019

This bill establishes civil penalties for violations of the prohibition on monopolistic conduct under the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890. (Monopolistic conduct includes exclusionary practices by businesses with monopoly power, such as self-preferencing or refusal to deal with a competitor, among other conduct.)

The bill further provides authority for the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to bring claims in federal court to recover these civil penalties. DOJ and the FTC must issue joint guidelines for determining the amount of the civil penalty to seek for such claims.

What's happening now July 23, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jul 31, 2019
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Jul 23, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2237: Monopolization Deterrence Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2237/
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"S. 2237: Monopolization Deterrence Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2237/.
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S. 2237, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2237/.
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