I 111th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4433 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 13, 2010 Mr. Grayson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To make the antitrust laws applicable to a political committee under the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 which is established and administered by a separate segregated fund of a corporation pursuant to section 316(b)(2)(C) of such Act.

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Application of antitrust laws to corporate PACs

The antitrust laws shall apply to a political committee under the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 which is established and administered by a separate segregated fund of a corporation pursuant to section 316(b)(2)(C) of such Act, and in accordance with such laws, a political committee for multiple legal entities in the same business shall be prohibited.

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Definition

For purposes of this Act, the term antitrust laws has the meaning given such term in the 1st section of the Clayton Act, except that such term includes section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act to the extent that such section 5 applies to unfair methods of competition.