Merger Enforcement Improvement Act

United States116th CongressS-306Senate
Updated: Jan 31, 2019

Summary

Merger Enforcement Improvement Act This bill modifies antitrust enforcement requirements regarding mergers. Specifically, the bill adjusts premerger notification filing fees; requires certain filers to report to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) or to the relevant Assistant Attorney General on information that allows the government to assess the competitive impact of a merger; requires the FTC to study overlapping ownership or control by investors in certain markets; and requires the Government Accountability Office to assess the success of certain merger remedies and the impact of mergers and acquisitions on wages, employment, innovation, and new business formation.

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Timeline

  1. Introduced in Senate

  2. Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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