One Agency Act
Sponsored By: Senator Lee, Mike [R-UT]
Introduced
Summary
Centralizes federal antitrust enforcement under the Attorney General and the DOJ Antitrust Division. This bill would transfer primary antitrust authority, personnel, assets, funding, open investigations, and premerger filing responsibility from the Federal Trade Commission to the Department of Justice during a structured transition that begins at the start of the first fiscal year at least 90 days after enactment and lasts about one year with a possible single 180‑day extension.
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- FTC employees and operations: FTC antitrust staff, ongoing investigations, litigations, and related assets would be reassigned to the DOJ Antitrust Division. The Attorney General may deputize former FTC employees to finish pre‑effective‑date matters and DOJ will reimburse the FTC for office space during relocation.
- Businesses and merger filers: Companies under antitrust review or merger scrutiny would shift to DOJ jurisdiction. Premerger notification filings would go to the Attorney General instead of the FTC, changing where firms submit reviews and who enforces Sherman Act and Clayton Act matters.
- Interagency and international partners: The Attorney General would revise or transfer agreements and centralize rulemaking under the Clayton Act. Confidential business reports would remain protected but may be shared with state or foreign enforcers under specified conditions.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
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Moves antitrust enforcement to DOJ
If enacted, this bill would move all federal antitrust work from the Federal Trade Commission to the Justice Department. The change would take effect at the start of the first fiscal year at least 90 days after enactment. A transition period would run at least one year and could be extended once by 180 days. DOJ would receive FTC antitrust cases, staff, funding, and assets and may use FTC office space until it moves. During transition, the FTC could not open new antitrust investigations or start new antitrust enforcement without the Attorney General's consent. The Attorney General could require competition reports from businesses and could reorganize the Antitrust Division. At the end of transition, the Attorney General would have sole authority over pre-effective-date FTC consent decrees, though DOJ may deputize former FTC staff to finish unresolved matters.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Lee, Mike [R-UT]
UT • R
Cosponsors
Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC]
NC • R
Sponsored 3/13/2025
Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY]
WY • R
Sponsored 3/13/2025
Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]
LA • R
Sponsored 3/13/2025
Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]
FL • R
Sponsored 3/13/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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