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Fair Competition for Small Business Act of 2025
To amend the Clayton Act to permit a State attorney general to bring a civil action for damages as parens patriae for injuries sustained by reason of price discrimination in violation of the Robinson-Patman Act amendments to the Clayton Act, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill amends the Clayton Act to expand the authority of state attorneys general to bring lawsuits. It would allow state attorneys general to sue on behalf of their states for damages caused by price discrimination violations under the Robinson-Patman Act. The amendment modifies Section 4C(a)(1) of the Clayton Act to include violations of the Robinson-Patman Act alongside violations of the Sherman Act.
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Sponsor (1)
18 cosponsors
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC)
- Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] (D-AZ)
- Rep. Auchincloss, Jake [D-MA-4] (D-MA)
- Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large] (D-VT)
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN)
- Rep. Casar, Greg [D-TX-35] (D-TX)
- Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17] (D-PA)
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA)
- Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6] (D-LA)
- Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL)
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX)
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA)
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA)
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY)
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY)
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY)
- Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6] (D-WA)
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Maxine Waters’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- GUSTAR KAPLAN NUSBAUM PLLC $9,900
- INVARIANT $8,300
- SLA WORLDWIDE $6,950
- MINDSET $6,800
- EGAN-JONES RATINGS CO. $6,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Maxine Waters → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Dec 17, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
- Dec 17, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 17, 2025
Ms. Waters (for herself, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Auchincloss, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Fields, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Ms. Balint, Mr. Carson, and Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the Clayton Act to permit a State attorney general to bring a civil action for damages as parens patriae for injuries sustained by reason of price discrimination in violation of the Robinson-Patman Act amendments to the Clayton Act, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Fair Competition for Small Business Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT.
Section 4C(a)(1) of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 15c(a)(1)) is amended by inserting “or section 2 of this Act” after “any violation of the Sherman Act”. <all>
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