United States of America: Competition measures in US Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy

Progress

Current status
adopted
09 Jul 2021 adopted

Scope

Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Merger control regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

09 Jul 2021
adopted

Adoption of Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy

On 9 July 2021, the U.S. President signs the Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy. The order aims to ensure competition in the digital sphere through stricter control of mergers involving big tech companies, especially se…

Source
Event type order
Action type adoption
Government branch executive
Government body central government