Congressional Antitrust Caucus
The Congressional Antitrust Caucus is a bipartisan congressional caucus in the United States House of Representatives formed in 2023. Co-founded by representatives David Cicilline and Ken Buck, the caucus is composed of individuals supportive of reinvigorating antitrust enforcement. A caucus with the same name was established during the 115th United States Congress in October 2017.
Background and history
According to Bloomberg, Buck and Cicilline founded the caucus in the 118th Congress in order to "keep a focus on reforming US antitrust laws to curb the power" of Amazon, Apple, Google, and Facebook parent company Meta Platforms. During the previous congressional session, a bipartisan effort championed by both members to rein in the market power of the four "Big Tech" ultimately did not pass.In February 2023, co-chair Cicilline announced he would resign from Congress, effective June 1, 2023.
Membership
117th Congress
Membership of the Congressional Antitrust Caucus as of March 24, 2023:- David Cicilline - co-chair and co-founder
- Ken Buck - co-chair and co-founder
- Pramila Jayapal
- Ro Khanna
- Mark Pocan