One Agency Act

# One Agency Act Summary **What it would do:** This bill would consolidate federal antitrust enforcement—the oversight of competitive business practices—under a single agency. Currently, both the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) share responsibility for enforcing antitrust laws. The bill would transfer all antitrust functions, employees, assets, and funding from the FTC to the DOJ, eliminating the FTC's antitrust division. The transition would take up to 16 months, during which the DOJ could reorganize its antitrust division and temporarily use FTC employees to continue investigations and prosecutions. **Who it affects:** Large and small businesses would be impacted, as they would deal with only one federal agency instead of two for antitrust matters.

FTC employees working on antitrust issues would be transferred to the DOJ. Consumers could be affected depending on whether consolidation changes how aggressively antitrust violations are pursued. The FTC would retain other responsibilities unrelated to antitrust, such as consumer protection and privacy enforcement. **Current status:** The bill is pending in the House Judiciary Committee and has not yet been voted on. It was introduced in the 119th Congress by Representative Ben Cline (R-VA).