House Lawmakers Release Anti-Monopoly Agenda for ?A Stronger Online Economy?

Cicilline (RI-01) and Antitrust Subcommittee Ranking Member Ken Buck (CO-04), House lawmakers today announced their bipartisan legislative agenda to expand opportunities for consumers, workers, and small business owners by holding unregulated Big Tech monopolies accountable for anti-competitive conduct.“The American people sent us to Washington to get things done. Doing nothing is not an option, we must act now.”“A Stronger Online Economy: Opportunity, Innovation, Choice” consists of five bipartisan bills drafted by lawmakers on the Antitrust Subcommittee, which last year completed a 16-month investigation into the state of competition in the digital marketplace and the unregulated power wielded by Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google.“The Committee’s bipartisan investigation into digital markets uncovered overwhelming evidence of anti-competitive conduct that has seriously impacted consumers and small businesses,” said House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10). The Platform Competition and Opportunity Act will help make a stronger online economy to benefit all Americans.”“Not only is self-regulation by Big Tech patently ineffective, but it also comes at the direct expense of workers, consumers, small businesses, our local communities, and the free press,” said House Antitrust Subcommittee Vice Chair Pramila Jayapal.