A bill to promote antitrust enforcement and protect competition through adjusting premerger filing fees, and increasing antitrust enforcement resources.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
117th Congress (2021–2023)
Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.
This bill was incorporated into:
2 Cosponsors (1 Democrat, 1 Republican)
History
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Jun 20, 2019
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 1937 (116th). |
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Feb 4, 2021
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Introduced
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Apr 29, 2021
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Considered by Senate Committee on the Judiciary
A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.
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May 13, 2021
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Ordered Reported
A committee has voted to issue a report to the full chamber recommending that the bill be considered further. Only about 1 in 4 bills are reported out of committee.
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Sep 28, 2021
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Final Bill —
Passed House (Senate next)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2617 (117th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 228 (117th). |
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Sep 29, 2022
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Companion Bill —
Passed House (Senate next)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 3843 (117th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 228 (117th). |
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Nov 15, 2022
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Final Bill —
Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2617 (117th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 228 (117th). |
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Dec 22, 2022
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Final Bill —
Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2617 (117th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 228 (117th). |
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Dec 23, 2022
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Final Bill —
House Agreed to Changes
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2617 (117th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 228 (117th). |
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Dec 29, 2022
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Final Bill —
Enacted — Signed by the President
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2617 (117th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 228 (117th). |
S. 228 (117th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 228. This is the one from the 117th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 117th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2021 to Jan 3, 2023. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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