Bill · S. 1059· Senate(119-S-1059)
One Agency Act
- Introduced
- 3/13/2025
- Last activity
- 3/13/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Sponsored by
- Mike Lee
- Cosponsors
- - 4 - 0
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The "One Agency Act" aims to transfer all antitrust enforcement functions from the Federal Trade Commission to the Department of Justice. This includes transferring FTC antitrust actions, employees, assets, and funding to the Attorney General. The bill seeks to consolidate responsibility into a single entity to prevent overlapping jurisdictions that waste taxpayer resources and cause uncertainty. A transition period is established to facilitate the movement of personnel and ongoing legal matters. The Act also includes various technical and conforming amendments to existing laws to reflect this shift in authority.
Yes· 3 of 7
Does this give the federal government more power?+2
The bill transfers significant regulatory and enforcement powers from an independent agency (FTC) to the Department of Justice/Attorney General.
Does this reduce what the federal government spends?+1
The bill aims to reduce wasted taxpayer resources by consolidating overlapping jurisdictions into a single agency.
Does this make the government pay for what it commits to?+1
Consolidating agencies aims to streamline federal functions and reduce jurisdictional overlap.
The opposite
Does this protect people from being watched or searched?-1
The bill allows the Attorney General to disclose certain information to various law enforcement agencies.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Efficient Use of Taxpayer Money: The bill finds that overlapping jurisdiction between the DOJ and FTC wastes taxpayer resources, so moving to a single entity aims to promote more efficient enforcement (Section 2).
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Increased Certainty for Businesses and Consumers: By moving to a single entity for primary responsibility, the bill seeks to reduce uncertainty caused by overlapping enforcement efforts (Section 2).
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Streamlined Investigation Processes: The Attorney General is granted the authority to require annual or special reports from corporations regarding their organization and business conduct to aid in antitrust enforcement (Section 4, subsection a, paragraph 5, clause A).
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Public Information Access: The Attorney General is required to make certain portions of information obtained through investigations public in the interest of the public (Section 4, subsection a, paragraph 5, clause B).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Potential Disruption During Transition: The Attorney General must take actions to minimize disruption to ongoing enforcement matters, but the bill acknowledges a "transition period" which could involve restructuring the Antitrust Division (Section 4, subsection a, paragraph 2 and 3).
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Loss of Privacy for Some Information: While the bill prohibits the publication of trade secrets or confidential financial information, the Attorney General is permitted to disclose such information to certain Federal or State law enforcement agencies (Section 4, subsection a, paragraph 5, clause B).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Consumer Protection+1Improves Fiscal Responsibility+1Reduces Government Spending+1
- Governance And Ideology
- Increases Federal Power+2Improves Government Transparency+1Improves Privacy Rights-1
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Business Owners+1
- Education And Technology
- Increases Big Tech Regulation+1
- 3/13/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- 4 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
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