Congressional Antitrust Caucus
Congressional Antitrust Caucus | |
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| Co-Chairs (as of March 2023) | Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO) and David Cicilline (D-RI) |
| Political position | Bipartisan |
| Seats in the House | 4 / 435
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The Congressional Antitrust Caucus is a bipartisan congressional caucus in the United States House of Representatives formed in 2023.[1][2] Co-founded by representatives David Cicilline (D-RI) and Ken Buck (R-CO), the caucus is composed of individuals supportive of reinvigorating antitrust enforcement.[3] A caucus with the same name was established during the 115th United States Congress in October 2017.[4]
Background and history
[edit]According to Bloomberg, Buck and Cicilline founded the caucus in the 118th Congress in order to "keep a focus on reforming US antitrust laws to curb the power" of Amazon, Apple, Google, and Facebook parent company Meta Platforms. During the previous congressional session, a bipartisan effort championed by both members to rein in the market power of the four "Big Tech" ultimately did not pass.[3]
In February 2023, co-chair Cicilline announced he would resign from Congress, effective June 1, 2023.[5]
Membership
[edit]117th Congress
[edit]Membership of the Congressional Antitrust Caucus as of March 24, 2023:[6]
- David Cicilline (D-RI) - co-chair and co-founder (note: Cicilline resigned from Congress on June 1, 2023[5])
- Ken Buck (R-CO) - co-chair and co-founder
- Pramila Jayapal (D-WA)
- Ro Khanna (D-CA)
- Mark Pocan (D-WI)
References
[edit]- ^ Swartz, Jon (February 2, 2023). "Congressional members announce antitrust caucus to hold Big Tech accountable". MarketWatch. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
- ^ Luning, Ernest (February 6, 2023). "Buck, Cicilline launch bipartisan antitrust caucus aimed at holding massive tech firms to account". Colorado Politics. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
- ^ a b Birnbaum, Emily (February 2, 2023). "Bipartisan Lawmaker Duo Starts Big Tech Antitrust Caucus". Bloomberg. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
- ^ Crampton, Liz (December 6, 2017). "House Democrats Take Issue With Big Mergers". Bloomberg Law. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
Some of the sponsors are also members of the House Antitrust Caucus, which was formed in October to educate members and staff about competition policy.
- ^ a b Nesi, Ted (February 21, 2023). "Cicilline to leave Congress, lead RI Foundation". WPRI.com. WPRI. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
- ^ "Congressional Antitrust Caucus - Summary from LegiStorm". www.legistorm.com. Retrieved March 24, 2023.