S 682
97th Congress
Senate
Commerce
Antitrust actions
Antitrust law
Antitrust policy
Congressional oversight
Federal Trade Commission
Government Operations and Politics
Independent regulatory commissions
Monopolies
Restrictive trade practices
A bill to place a moratorium on decisions by the Federal Trade Commission in shared monopoly proceedings until the Congress establish the existence of the violation and defines its elements.
Introduced: March 10, 1981
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 27, 1981
Committee on Commerce received executive comment from Federal Trade Commission. Unfavorably.
Mar 23, 1981
Rereferred jointly to Senate Committees on Commerce; Judiciary. By unanimous consent.
Mar 10, 1981
Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary.
Mar 10, 1981
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Prohibits the Federal Trade Commission or any administrative law judge from issuing antitrust decisions, findings, or cease-and-desist orders in concentrated market structure or shared monopoly proceedings until Congress establishes and defines the elements of such a violation.
Declares that this Act shall apply to any proceeding pending on March 10, 1981. Vacates any decision or order issued in such proceeding before the enactment of this Act.
What's happening now
Committee on Commerce received executive comment from Federal Trade Commission. Unfavorably.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1