H.R. 3460

State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2022

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Union Calendar No. 376

117th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 3460

[Report No. 117–494]

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 21, 2021

Mr. Buck (for himself, Mr. Owens, Mr. Cicilline, and Mr. Bishop of North Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

September 26, 2022

Additional sponsors: Mr. Neguse, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Norman, Mr. Roy, Ms. Herrell, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Armstrong, Mr. Khanna, Mrs. Boebert, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. Good of Virginia, Mr. Mooney, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Jones, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Banks, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Gooden of Texas, Mr. Budd, Mr. Cloud, Mr. Rosendale, Mr. Curtis, Mr. Van Drew, Mr. Hice of Georgia, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Burgess, Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. Cole, Mr. Weber of Texas, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Hill, Mr. Meuser, Mr. Williams of Texas, Mr. Cline, Mr. Kustoff, and Mr. Smith of Missouri

September 26, 2022

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic

For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 21, 2021


A BILL

To amend title 28 of the United States Code to prevent the transfer of actions arising under the antitrust laws in which a State is a complainant.


1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2022.

2.

Amendments

Section 1407 of title 28 of the United States Code is amended—

(1)

in subsection (g) by inserting or a State after United States, and

(2)

by striking subsection (h).

3.

Effective date

This Act and the amendments made by this Act, shall take effect on June 1, 2021.

Amend the title so as to read: A bill to promote competition by preventing the transfer of actions arising under the antitrust laws in which a State is a complainant..

September 26, 2022

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed