S 2237
116th Congress
Senate
Commerce
Civil actions and liability
Competition and antitrust
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Monopolization Deterrence Act of 2019
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 23, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 23, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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