Antitrust
The Chamber advocates for antitrust laws that benefit all consumers and businesses and do not target specific companies or industries.
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Antitrust laws ensure competition in free and open markets, which is the foundation of any vibrant, diverse, and dynamic economy. Healthy market competition benefits consumers through lower prices, higher quality products and services, more choices, and greater innovation.
Events
- Chambers of Commerce2026 Midwest InstituteLive Now10:00 AM EDT - 11:30 AM EDTHybridLearn More
- Finance2026 U.S. Chamber Capital Markets SummitTuesday, June 0909:00 AM EDT - 04:00 PM EDTU.S. Chamber of Commerce, 1615 H St NW, Washington, DC 20062Learn More
- Security and ResilienceU.S. Chamber of Commerce Critical Minerals Summit 2026Thursday, June 1108:30 AM EDT - 01:30 PM EDTU.S. Chamber of Commerce, 1615 H St NW, Washington, DC 20062Learn More
Latest Content
- Fees aren’t simply scams—many pay for real services, real costs, and real choices, and understanding the difference might change how you see the price you pay.We asked our panel how antitrust should treat pricing practices that boost output or efficiency but alter how prices are set in the market.Markets—not government mandates—are the best regulators of prices, driving competition, innovation, and consumer choice while existing laws already protect against real abuses.Answering antitrust’s challenges one question at a time.Our experts weigh in ahead of a Senate Commerce Committee oversight hearing, where FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson and Commissioner Mark Meador are expected to testify.The FTC’s now-dismissed case against PepsiCo underscores why reviving aggressive Robinson-Patman enforcement is misguided: it politicizes antitrust, discourages pro-consumer discounting, and is more likely to raise prices and reduce choice.Our panel commented on proposed legislation in California that subjects individual companies to antitrust liability for engaging in "restraints of trade," regardless of whether they hold any form of market power.The FTC's past approaches to Section 5 authority have continuously failed. A new Chamber paper proposes a different path forward.Renewed enforcement of the Robinson‑Patman Act would raise prices, hurt low‑income consumers, and still fail to help small businesses.
