3.0.0 2847 2023-01-11T13:42:31Z 2023-01-11T13:42:31Z Senate S 2018-05-15 115 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2018-05-15T19:33:19Z Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2017 115 659 HR 2017-11-15 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 304. Related bill CRS Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2018 115 5645 HR 2018-05-10 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS To require the Federal Communications Commission to approve or deny a license transfer application within 180 days of submission, and for other purposes. 115 7365 HR 2018-12-20 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Related bill CRS 2018-05-15 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2018-05-15 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000577 Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] Mike Lee R UT N H000338 Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] ORRIN HATCH R UT GRANT 2018-05-15 True T000476 Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] Thomas Tillis R NC Roland 2018-05-15 True G000386 Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Charles Grassley R IA E. 2018-05-15 True Commerce Administrative remedies Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies Competition and antitrust Corporate finance and management Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Federal district courts Judicial review and appeals Jurisdiction and venue Licensing and registrations Securities Telephone and wireless communication Commerce 00 2018-05-15 Introduced in Senate 2019-08-09T13:28:19Z Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2018

This bill amends the Clayton Act with respect to notice to a state by the Department of Justice (DOJ) about federal actions brought for violations of antitrust laws.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) shall exercise the same authority and procedures as DOJ under the Clayton Act if the FTC has brought an action under such Act for the prohibition against acquisition by one corporation of the stock of another that may substantially lessen competition or tend to create a monopoly.

The Federal Trade Commission Act (FTCA) is amended to exclude proposed mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, or similar transactions from ordinary FTC proceedings, except in cases where the FTC approves an agreement with the parties to the transaction that contains a consent order.

U.S. district courts shall have jurisdiction to issue writs of mandamus commanding compliance with the FTCA or any FTC order, if the FTC applies to such courts with respect to any activity related to consummation of a merger, acquisition, joint venture, or similar transaction that may result in an unfair method of competition.

This bill amends the Federal Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission to approve or deny a license transfer application within 180 days of submission. These applications relate to transfer of control or assignment for radio station licenses.

]]> Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2018 Display Title Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2018 Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide that the Federal Trade Commission shall exercise authority with respect to mergers only under the Clayton Act and only in the same procedural manner as the Attorney General exercises such authority, and to require the Federal Communications Commission to approve or deny a license transfer application within 180 days of submission. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2018 Introduced in Senate 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s2847is/xml/BILLS-115s2847is.xml 2018-05-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.