One Agency Act
- Last Action
- 11/9/2021
Actions
- 2021-11-09Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
- 2021-05-03Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
- 2021-04-30Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
- 2021-04-30Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
- 2021-04-30Introduced in House
- 2021-04-30Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-04-30 (00)
One Agency Act
This bill consolidates antitrust enforcement authority in one agency by transferring all Federal Trade Commission (FTC) antitrust functions, employees, assets, and funding to the Department of Justice (DOJ). The bill also transfers to DOJ the responsibility for reviewing specified communications transactions that is currently the duty of the Federal Communications Commission.
The bill does not remove the authority of the FTC to police certain unfair and deceptive acts and practices.
Cosponsors (4)
- Jim Jordan (R-OH)
- W. Steube (R-FL)
- Dan Bishop (R-NC)
- Ted Budd (R-NC)
Subjects
- Civil actions and liability
- Competition and antitrust
- Consumer affairs
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Department of Justice
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
- Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government studies and investigations
- Licensing and registrations
- State and local government operations
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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