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]
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 of the Congressional Antitrust Caucus as of March 24, 2023: [6]
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.