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[H.R. 3460 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 Union Calendar No. 376
117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3460

                          [Report No. 117-494]

To amend title 28 of the United States Code to prevent the transfer of 
    actions arising under the antitrust laws in which a State is a 
                              complainant.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 21, 2021

  Mr. Buck (for himself, Mr. Owens, Mr. Cicilline, and Mr. Bishop of 
 North Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                     the Committee on the Judiciary

                           September 26, 2022

 Additional sponsors: Mr. Neguse, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Norman, Mr. Roy, 
 Ms. Herrell, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Armstrong, Mr. Khanna, Mrs. Boebert, Mr. 
 Schweikert, Mr. Good of Virginia, Mr. Mooney, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, 
Mr. Jones, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Banks, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Gooden of Texas, Mr. 
 Budd, Mr. Cloud, Mr. Rosendale, Mr. Curtis, Mr. Van Drew, Mr. Hice of 
 Georgia, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Burgess, Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. 
Cole, Mr. Weber of Texas, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Hill, Mr. Meuser, 
    Mr. Williams of Texas, Mr. Cline, Mr. Kustoff, and Mr. Smith of 
                                Missouri

                           September 26, 2022

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
          on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 21, 
                                 2021]


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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 28 of the United States Code to prevent the transfer of 
    actions arising under the antitrust laws in which a State is a 
                              complainant.


 


    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``State Antitrust Enforcement Venue 
Act of 2022''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS.

    Section 1407 of title 28 of the United States Code is amended--
            (1) in subsection (g) by inserting ``or a State'' after 
        ``United States'', and
            (2) by striking subsection (h).

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act and the amendments made by this Act, shall take effect on 
June 1, 2021.
            Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to promote 
        competition by preventing the transfer of actions arising under 
        the antitrust laws in which a State is a complainant.''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 376

117th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 3460

                          [Report No. 117-494]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

To amend title 28 of the United States Code to prevent the transfer of 
    actions arising under the antitrust laws in which a State is a 
                              complainant.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           September 26, 2022

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
          on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed