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.
Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
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2021-03-09 | IntroReferral | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate |
2021-03-09 | IntroReferral | Introduced in Senate | Library of Congress |