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S. 1811 · 115th Congress

Merger Enforcement Improvement Act

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 115th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

AKD KlobucharSponsor
10 cosponsors · 9 D, 1 I
TBD Baldwin RBD Blumenthal CBD Booker RDD Durbin AFD Franken KGD Gillibrand MHD Hirono PLD Leahy EMD Markey AKI King

9 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

This bill modifies antitrust enforcement requirements regarding mergers (acquisitions by one corporation of the voting securities or assets of another). Specifically, the bill:

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Sep 14, 2017

Merger Enforcement Improvement Act

This bill modifies antitrust enforcement requirements regarding mergers (acquisitions by one corporation of the voting securities or assets of another). Specifically, the bill:

  • adjusts premerger notification filing fees;
  • requires certain filers to report to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) or to the relevant Assistant Attorney General on information that allows the government to assess the competitive impact of a merger;
  • requires the FTC to study overlapping ownership or control by investors in certain markets; and
  • requires the Government Accountability Office to assess the success of certain merger remedies and the impact of mergers and acquisitions on wages, employment, innovation, and new business formation.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Merger Enforcement Improvement Act

Latest action (Sep 14, 2017): Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Policy area: Commerce · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Sep 14, 2017

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.