United States of America: Prohibiting Anticompetitive Mergers Act
Progress
Current status
rejected
03 Jan 2023 rejected
16 Mar 2022 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Merger control regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Rejected Prohibiting Anticompetitive Mergers Act of 2022
On 3 January 2023, the Prohibiting Anticompetitive Mergers Act of 2022 was rejected after failing to pass before the 117th Congress adjourned.
SourceEvent type
law
Action type
rejection
Government branch
legislature
Government body
parliament
Introduced Prohibiting Anticompetitive Mergers Act
On 16 March 2022, the Prohibiting Anticompetitive Mergers Act is introduced both in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. The bicameral Act applies to mergers which are either worth more than USD 5 billion or lead to the surpassing …
SourceEvent type
law
Action type
introduction
Government branch
legislature
Government body
parliament