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S. 3267 117th Congress Senate

Consolidation Prevention and Competition Promotion Act of 2021

Official title: A bill to reform the antitrust laws to better protect competition in the American economy, to amend the Clayton Act to modify the standard for an unlawful acquisition.

Introduced: November 18, 2021 Introduced by: Amy Klobuchar Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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Nov 18, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 18, 2021
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 Latest action November 18, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Consolidation Prevention and Competition Promotion Act of 2021

This bill revises antitrust laws applicable to mergers and anticompetitive conduct.

Specifically, the bill applies a stricter standard for permissible mergers by prohibiting mergers that (1) create an appreciable risk of materially lessening competition, or (2) unfairly lower the prices of goods or wages because of a lack of competition among buyers or employers (i.e., a monopsony). Under current law, mergers that substantially lessen competition are prohibited.

Additionally, for some large mergers or mergers that concentrate markets beyond a certain threshold, the bill shifts the burden of proof to the merging parties to prove that the merger does not violate the law.

The bill also establishes within the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) the Office of the Competition Advocate.

The Government Accountability Office must report on (1) the success of merger remedies required by the Department of Justice or the FTC in recent consent decrees; and (2) the impact of mergers and acquisitions on wages, employment, innovation, and new business formation.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 225 Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act of 2021
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Nov 18, 2021
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Nov 18, 2021
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Nov 18, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3267: Consolidation Prevention and Competition Promotion Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3267/
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