3.0.0 306 2022-11-01T15:17:45Z 2022-11-01T15:17:45Z Senate S 2019-01-31 116 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-01-31T21:50:26Z Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2019 116 1937 S 2019-06-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2019-01-31 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2019-01-31 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN N M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2019-01-31 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2019-01-31 True H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2019-01-31 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2019-01-31 True B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2019-01-31 True B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2019-01-31 True K000383 Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] Angus King I ME S. 2019-01-31 True L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2019-01-31 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2019-02-04 False Commerce Business investment and capital Business records Civil actions and liability Competition and antitrust Congressional oversight Corporate finance and management Economic performance and conditions Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Financial services and investments Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Securities Unemployment User charges and fees Wages and earnings Commerce 00 2019-01-31 Introduced in Senate 2019-11-27T20:30:55Z Merger Enforcement Improvement Act

This bill modifies antitrust enforcement requirements regarding mergers. Specifically, the bill

  • adjusts premerger notification filing fees;
  • requires certain filers to report to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) or to the relevant Assistant Attorney General on information that allows the government to assess the competitive impact of a merger;
  • requires the FTC to study overlapping ownership or control by investors in certain markets; and
  • requires the Government Accountability Office to assess the success of certain merger remedies and the impact of mergers and acquisitions on wages, employment, innovation, and new business formation.
]]> Merger Enforcement Improvement Act Display Title Merger Enforcement Improvement Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Merger Enforcement Improvement Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to promote merger enforcement and protect competition through adjusting premerger filing fees, increasing antitrust enforcement resources, and improving the information provided to antitrust enforcers. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s306is/xml/BILLS-116s306is.xml 2019-01-31 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.