Economic Freedom and Financial Security for Working People Act of 2018
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Apr 26, 2018)
Economic Freedom and Financial Security for Working People Act of 2018
This bill amends the Clayton Act to establish that a corporate acquisition that tends to create a monopsony (i.e., a situation where a single buyer substantially controls the purchasing power in a market for a good or service) is a violation of antitrust law. Currently, the Clayton Act prohibits only acquisitions that would lead to a monopoly (i.e., where a single supplier of a good or service substantially controls the market).
What just happenedMay 22, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseApr 26, 2018
- May 22, 2018Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Subcommittee - Apr 26, 2018IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Education and the Workforce Committee - Apr 26, 2018IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Judiciary Committee - Apr 26, 2018IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Apr 26, 2018IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House