House Democrats Push for Antitrust Bill Floor Votes

Congressional leadership should move antitrust legislation that’s ready for floor action in both chambers, said House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., Tuesday with the formal publishing of the committee’s October 2020 majority staff report on competition in the digital marketplace. “The report’s findings and recommendations clearly show that it is long-past time for Congress to enact meaningful updates to our antitrust laws to address the lack of competition in digital markets and the monopoly power of dominant platforms like Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google,” Nadler said. The American Innovation and Choice Online Act, the Open App Markets Act and the State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act are “ready for votes today,” said House Antitrust Subcommittee Chair David Cicilline, D-R.I. House Antitrust Subcommittee Vice Chair Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., spoke in support of her Ending Platform Monopolies Act.