Merger Enforcement Improvement Act

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This bill modifies antitrust enforcement requirements regarding mergers. Specifically, the bill

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jan 31, 2019

Merger Enforcement Improvement Act

This bill modifies antitrust enforcement requirements regarding mergers. 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 (Jan 31, 2019): Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Policy area: Commerce · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jan 31, 2019

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

No recorded floor vote found.