Advance the Fair Competition for Small Business Act to let state attorneys general seek monetary damages for Robinson-Patman Act violations and strengthen enforcement against discriminatory pricing.

Representative Maxine Waters ... introduced the Fair Competition for Small Business Act of 2025 ... The Fair Competition for Small Business Act protects small businesses and addresses this legal gap by amending the Clayton Act to explicitly authorize state attorneys general to bring civil actions for damages when violating the Robinson-Patman Act, strengthening accountability and deterring anti-competitive practices. ... “The Fair Competition for Small Business Act would permit state attorneys general to seek monetary damages on behalf of their constituents for these discriminatory practices and give them a vital tool to promote marketplace competition, fairness, and affordability.”

Waters backed legislation to expand antitrust enforcement by authorizing state attorneys general to recover damages for price discrimination against small businesses.

Waters, Booker Introduce Fair Competition Act to Safeguard Small Businesses and Strengthen Antitrust Laws | Representative Maxine Waters
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The FTC sued Southern Glazer's under the Robinson-Patman Act, alleging it denied smaller stores discounts and rebates available to larger chains and sought to stop the price discrimination.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Concrete enforcement action aligned with the promise's discriminatory-pricing goal, but it is not evidence that the Fair Competition for Small Business Act itself advanced.

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FTC sues largest US wine and spirits distributor, saying it discriminates against smaller stores
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The Republican-controlled FTC voted to dismiss its PepsiCo Robinson-Patman case, reversing a prior price-discrimination enforcement push.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): This is a clear rollback of one major enforcement action that had been used to strengthen Robinson-Patman-style pricing enforcement.

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FTC dismisses lawsuit against PepsiCo that was filed by Biden-era FTC
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A May 2026 report says the FTC is still in a legal battle over Southern Glazer's, but current leadership is skeptical and the agency has not found concrete evidence after years of investigation.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): As of the latest lookback window, the strongest recent signal is unresolved litigation rather than completed legislative progress or a final enforcement win.

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Costco shoppers risk losing major wholesale discounts thanks to a 1930s law
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requested another extension of the stay in their price-discrimination dispute as they work to finalize a settlement

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Within the lookback window, the key Robinson-Patman enforcement matter was still in settlement/stay posture, not a final enforcement win or statutory delivery.

partial same_term A for effort

US FTC, Southern Glazer's seek another stay extension to finalize settlement | MLex | Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation
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Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. — 12/17/2025

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): A current bill tracker still shows H.R. 6830 in committee, with no passage or enactment as of the latest crawl.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 6830 — Fair Competition for Small Business Act of 2025 | SearchMyRep | SearchMyRep
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Newest: Judy Chu (D-CA), Sep 1, 2026

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): A recent lookback-window cosponsor addition is concrete evidence of continued legislative effort, but not enactment.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 6830 — Fair Competition for Small Business Act of 2025
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Ms. Waters ... introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official GPO bill text confirms Waters introduced the bill and it was referred to Judiciary, documenting an attempt rather than completion.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 6830 Introduced in House - Fair Competition for Small Business Act of 2025
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amended by inserting ``or section 2 of this Act'' after ``any violation of the Sherman Act''

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The introduced text matches the promised mechanism: adding Robinson-Patman/Clayton Act section 2 coverage to the state AG damages provision.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 6830 Introduced in House - Fair Competition for Small Business Act of 2025
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by reason of any violation of sections 1 to 7 of this title

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Current U.S. Code text still ties state AG monetary relief to Sherman Act sections 1-7, indicating the promised Robinson-Patman damages expansion had not become current law by the cited update.

unresolved same_term

15 USC 15c: Actions by State attorneys general
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