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S 4876 116th Congress Senate Commerce

Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2020

Introduced: October 26, 2020 Introduced by: Lee, Mike Republican · Utah See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct 26, 2020
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Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2020

This bill requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) to use the same procedures when enforcing antitrust law, and it requires the FTC to issue a decision within 180 days of receiving a merger application.

Under current law, the FTC litigates the merits of contested merger cases before its own administrative tribunals. The bill requires the FTC to litigate these cases in federal court, similar to DOJ.

What's happening now October 26, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5365 Related bill License Transfer Modernization Act of 2019
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Oct 26, 2020
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Oct 26, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4876: Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4876/
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