Merger Retrospective Act of 2017
Latest action · Jan 22, 2018 Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedDec 4, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Merger Retrospective Act of 2017
This bill requires the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission to each conduct annually at least five retrospective reviews of the economic effects of mergers to which premerger and notification requirements of the Clayton Act apply and that have been resolved by such agency.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Dec 4, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Original | Dec 4, 2017 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Original | Dec 4, 2017 |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Original | Dec 4, 2017 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Dec 4, 2017 |
| D-MN | Richard M. Nolan | Original | Dec 4, 2017 |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Original | Dec 4, 2017 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 22, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
- Dec 4, 2017Introduced in House
- Dec 4, 2017Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Business investment and capital
- Business records
- Commerce
- Competition and antitrust
- Corporate finance and management
- Department of Justice
- Digital media
- Economic performance and conditions
- Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Inflation and prices
- Research and development
- Wages and earnings
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 4, 2017Introduced in House
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