Search Results: keywords:"one agency act"

  • S. 1059 — To transfer antitrust enforcement from the Federal Trade Commission to the Department of Justice, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:6,456

    S. 1059, titled the "One Agency Act," aims to transfer responsibility for enforcing antitrust laws from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to the Department of Justice (DOJ). This bill addresses concerns that overlapping jurisdiction between these two entities results in...

    Simple Explanation

    S. 1059 wants to make sure there's only one place, the Department of Justice, in charge of checking if companies are playing fair with each other. This bill would move all the teams and tools from another group, the Federal Trade Commission, to the Justice Department, hoping this will make things less confusing and work better.

  • 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.

  • H. R. 384 — To transfer antitrust enforcement from the Federal Trade Commission to the Attorney General, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:3,019

    The bill, H. R. 384, called the "One Agency Act," proposes to move the responsibility for enforcing antitrust laws from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to the Attorney General, aiming to streamline and enhance enforcement effectiveness. It addresses...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill H. R. 384 wants to give one group of people, called the Attorney General, the job of making sure big companies play fair, instead of sharing this job with another group called the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). This is like having one person in charge instead of two, so it's easier to decide what to do when companies aren't being fair.