# 119-s-3548: Fair Competition for Small Business Act of 2025

119-s-3548, Fair Competition for Small Business Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-22).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3548
- Congress: 119
- Title: Fair Competition for Small Business Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-17
- Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-22

## Summary

**Gives State attorneys general the power to sue on behalf of residents for price discrimination harms.** The bill would expand the Clayton Act so violations tied to amendments of the Robinson-Patman Act are treated as enforceable under the Clayton Act's damages framework. - Small businesses and local sellers could gain a new path to recover damages when discriminatory pricing injures their sales, by having state attorneys general bring parens patriae claims on their behalf. - State attorneys general would be able to use the Clayton Act's civil-damages mechanism to pursue price-discrimination cases that arise from the Robinson-Patman amendments. - Suppliers, wholesalers, and large sellers that engage in price discrimination could face increased exposure to state-led federal antitrust damage claims.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] (D-CT), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- States can sue over price discrimination: benefit, medium. If enacted, state attorneys general would be able to bring parens patriae civil lawsuits seeking money damages for residents harmed by price discrimination covered by this bill. The bill would add its price‑discrimination section to the Clayton Act’s parens patriae enforcement rules. This would giv…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act
- 119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act
- 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-s-3548 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3548)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
- [119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3869)
- [119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-51)
- [119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5108)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3548 (as of 2026-08-22).