United States of America: Passed State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2022 through the engrossed Senate version of Consolidated Appropriations Act 2023 (HR 2617)

On 22 December 2022, the Senate passed the State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2022 through its incorporation in the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2023 (HR 2617) under the name Venue for State Antitrust Enforcement. In particular, the Act would prohibit companies from requesting to move antitrust cases to other preferred courts. Currently, civil actions which are simultaneously tried before different federal courts on similar issues may be transferred to one court to consolidate the whole proceeding and subsequent results. This Act would limit such actions for antitrust cases.