3.0.0 130 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z Senate S S 2025-01-16 119 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2025-01-16T20:21:21Z 2025-01-16 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2025-01-16 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN N W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2025-01-16 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2025-01-16 True B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2025-01-16 True H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2025-01-16 True W000800 Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] Peter Welch D VT 2025-01-16 True H001046 Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] Martin Heinrich D NM T. 2025-01-16 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2025-01-16 True M001169 Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] Christopher Murphy D CT S. 2025-01-16 True S001203 Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] Tina Smith D MN 2025-01-16 True S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI 2025-01-16 True W000805 Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] Mark Warner D VA R. 2025-01-16 True W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2025-01-16 True B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 2025-01-16 True Commerce Commerce 2025-02-19T13:44:27Z

00 2025-01-16 Introduced in Senate 2025-06-23T21:13:58Z <p><strong>Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill revises antitrust laws applicable to mergers and anticompetitive conduct.</p><p>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)&nbsp;create a monopsony (i.e., where a single buyer or employer has sufficient market power to lower the price of goods or wages due to a lack of competition)</p><p>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.</p><p>The bill also prohibits exclusionary conduct that presents an appreciable risk of harming competition.</p><p>No&nbsp;predispute arbitration agreements or predispute joint-action waivers are valid or enforceable with respect to an antitrust dispute.</p><p>The bill also establishes monetary penalties for violations, requires annual reporting for certain mergers and acquisitions, establishes within the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) the Office of the Competition Advocate, and sets forth whistleblower protections.</p><p>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.</p>

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