ANTITRUST POLICY related term(s) Monopolies
Bills and resolutions
Business and industry: permit voluntary economic coordination, cooperation, agreement, or other association, compact, contract, or covenant entered into by or between any individual or group of individuals (see S. 3638), S220 [14JA]
——— provide for divestiture of certain merger transactions (see S. 4434), S2128 [29AP]
Consumers: strengthen prohibition on price discrimination (see S. 4147), S1367 [19MR] (see H.R. 8184), H2820 [2AP]
Courts: specify standards governing claims of consciously parallel pricing coordination in civil actions and clarify meaning of contract, combination in form of trust or otherwise, or conspiracy (see H.R. 8633), H3330 [30AP]
Dept. of Justice: prohibit large institutional investors from purchasing residential real estate (see S. 3937), S706 [26FE]
——— strengthen review of antitrust settlements and ensure they protect consumers, workers, and small businesses (see S. 4107), S1090 [17MR]
Financial institutions: protect Americans from harmful effects of private equity (see H. Res. 1207), H3067 [22AP]
Health care facilities: repeal antitrust exemption applicable to graduate medical resident matching programs (see S. 4336), S1821 [16AP]
Pharmaceuticals: prohibit pharmacy benefit managers, insurers, and prescription drug or medical device wholesalers from being under common ownership with certain medical service providers (see S. 3822), S552 [10FE]
——— prohibit pharmacy benefit managers and pharmacies from being under common ownership (see S. 4509), S2277 [13MY] (see H.R. 8779), H3452 [13MY]
SBA: examine how competitiveness of small businesses is affected by enforcement of Federal antitrust laws (see H.R. 8882), H3626 [19MY]
Essays
State of the Union: Max Clegg, S757 [3MR]
Remarks in House
FCC: proposed merger of Tegna, Inc., and Nexstar Media Group, Inc., H2715 [26MR]
Reports filed
Merger Agreement Approvals Clarity and Predictability Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 6570) (H. Rept. 119–535), H2326 [25FE]