S. 633 117th Congress Senate

One Agency Act

Official title: A bill to transfer antitrust enforcement functions from the Federal Trade Commission to the Department of Justice, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 9, 2021 Introduced by: Mike Lee Republican · Utah See on congress.gov

Commerce Civil actions and liabilityCompetition and antitrustConsumer affairsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation

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Department of JusticeExecutive agency funding and structureFederal Communications Commission (FCC)Federal Trade Commission (FTC)Government employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment studies and investigationsLicensing and registrationsState and local government operations

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Mar 9, 2021

Introduced in Senate

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Latest action March 9, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

One Agency Act

This bill consolidates antitrust enforcement authority in one agency by transferring all Federal Trade Commission (FTC) antitrust functions, employees, assets, and funding to the Department of Justice (DOJ). The bill also transfers to DOJ the responsibility for reviewing specified communications transactions that are currently the duty of the Federal Communications Commission.

The bill does not remove the authority of the FTC to police certain unfair and deceptive acts and practices.

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