Search Results: keywords:"antitrust laws"

  • H. R. 7737 — To transfer antitrust enforcement from the Federal Trade Commission to the Attorney General, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:3,017

    The bill, titled the "One Agency Act," proposes to transfer the enforcement of antitrust laws from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to the Attorney General. It argues that this would make antitrust enforcement more efficient by eliminating duplication and reducing confusion for businesses...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill wants to give all the job of checking if companies are being fair from one group, called the FTC, to another group, called the Attorney General. The idea is to have only one group do this work, so there isn't any mix-up or extra work.

  • S. 4620 — To modify the premerger notification requirements under the Clayton Act with respect to certain acquisitions of residential property, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:807

    S. 4620, or the "Housing Acquisitions Review and Transparency Act" (HART Act), seeks to change the rules for reporting mergers that involve buying residential properties under the Clayton Act. The bill defines key terms like "residential property," and mandates that any...

    Simple Explanation

    The Housing Acquisitions Review and Transparency Act wants to make it so when someone buys lots of houses, they have to tell the government about all of them together, so they can make sure it doesn't break any rules. This means that people who buy houses need to let the government know what they're up to, so everything stays fair for everyone.

  • S. 4290 — To permit voluntary economic activity.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:198

    S. 4290, also known as the "Antitrust Freedom Act of 2024," proposes changes to United States antitrust laws. It stipulates that the Sherman Act, the Clayton Act, and certain sections of the Federal Trade Commission Act should not be interpreted to prohibit voluntary economic...

    Simple Explanation

    S. 4290 wants to let people and groups make deals together without worrying about breaking some big rules that stop businesses from getting too big and unfair, but some people think this could let bad behaviors, like making everything cost too much, happen too easily.

  • S. 4291 — To repeal the limitations on multiple ownership of radio and television stations imposed by the Federal Communications Commission, to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from limiting common ownership of daily newspapers and full-power broadcast stations, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:1,115

    S. 4291 aims to change how the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulates ownership of media outlets in the United States. The bill would remove FCC limits on how many radio and TV stations a person or company can own, and also stop the FCC from restricting common...

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    This bill wants to let one person or company own more radio and TV stations, as well as newspapers, without getting in trouble with the rules, but some people worry this might make it harder for different voices to be heard. It also tries to make sure big companies don't take over everything, but doesn't clearly say how that will work.