State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2022
This bill limits the transfer and consolidation of antitrust cases that are brought by states in federal court.
Current law generally permits federal civil cases that are related to be transferred to a single district court and consolidated for pretrial proceedings. However, under current law, antitrust cases brought by the federal government are exempt from transfer and consolidation. This bill adds to that exemption antitrust cases brought by states.
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.


 


    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

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

SEC. 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).

SEC. 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.''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 376

117th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 3460

                          [Report No. 117-494]

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State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2022
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.
State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2022
State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021
Rep. Buck, Ken