Bill > S225

This bill aims to reform antitrust laws to better protect competition in the American economy. Key provisions include: - Amending the Clayton Act to clarify the standard for unlawful mergers, including considering effects on quality, choice, innovation, and competitive exclusion, in addition to price. It also establishes rebuttable presumptions against certain large acquisitions. - Prohibiting exclusionary conduct by dominant firms that harms competition, with a rebuttable presumption of harm for firms with significant market power. - Authorizing civil penalties for violations of the Sherman Act and the Federal Trade Commission Act, in addition to existing remedies. - Enhancing antitrust enforcement agency budgets and tools, including creating an Office of the Competition Advocate within the FTC. - Providing whistleblower protections and rewards for reporting antitrust violations. - Allowing prejudgment interest for successful antitrust plaintiffs. The overall aim is to strengthen antitrust enforcement to address growing market power and consolidation in the U.S. economy.