Search Results: keywords:"anti-competitive practices"

  • H. R. 10362 — To prohibit pharmacy benefit managers and pharmacies from being under common ownership, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:1,381

    H.R. 10362 is a bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives aimed at preventing pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and pharmacies from being owned by the same company, which addresses potential anti-competitive practices. It requires any company currently violating...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 10362 is a bill that says companies can't own both pharmacies and managers who help people get their medicine, making sure everything stays fair. If they do, they have to change it in three years, and the government can check to make sure they're following the rules.

  • H. R. 7997 — To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to provide for the automatic exclusion of China as a beneficiary country.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:186

    H. R. 7997 seeks to modify the Trade Act of 1974 to ensure that China is automatically excluded from being recognized as a beneficiary country under the Act. This legislative move is aimed at countering what it views as China’s anti-competitive practices. The bill, titled the...

    Simple Explanation

    H. R. 7997 is a plan to make sure China can't be part of a special trade list, because some people think they aren't playing fair in trade. It was suggested by a person named Mr. Dunn and is now being looked at by a group in Congress.

  • H. R. 8493 — To establish the Task Force to Stop Price Gouging, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:510

    H. R. 8493 establishes the "Task Force to Stop Price Gouging." This task force will focus on unfair and illegal pricing practices that negatively impact consumers in the United States. It will consist of members from the Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission,...

    Simple Explanation

    H. R. 8493 is a new plan to make sure people don't cheat others by charging too much for things they need, like food. It creates a special team that will check up on prices and make sure everyone plays fair.