One Agency Act
- Last Action
- 3/9/2021
Actions
- 2021-03-09Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2021-03-09Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2021-03-09 (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 are 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 (1)
- Thomas Tillis (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
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