Bill would change how courts review antitrust settlements
H.R. 10941 — To amend section 5 of the Clayton Act to include proposed voluntary dismissals in the court's consideration of proposed consent judgments and clarify the public interest, and for other purposes. · Filed by Jamie Raskin (D-MD) · 9 cosponsors · Introduced Oct 29, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill would change the Clayton Act, a federal antitrust law. It would tell courts to consider voluntary dismissals. Courts would think about these dismissals when they review proposed consent judgments. A consent judgment is a deal both sides agree to. The bill would also clarify what 'public interest' means.
Who it affects
Courts that handle antitrust cases would be affected. Companies in antitrust cases and their customers could be affected.
One thing to notice
The bill text is not available, so exact changes cannot be fully assessed.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
9 cosponsors: 9 Democrats.
- Oct 29, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Oct 29, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- Clayton Act — A federal law that stops companies from unfair competition.
- antitrust — Laws that stop companies from hurting fair competition.
- consent judgment — A deal both sides agree to instead of going to trial.
- public interest — What is good for people and society as a whole.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the full bill text on Oct 31, 2026; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,927 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-11-02.
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