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.
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Summary
Based on the bill's title, it would amend section 5 of the Clayton Act to bring proposed voluntary dismissals within the scope of the court's review of proposed consent judgments, and to clarify the meaning of the public interest standard applied in that review. The full text was not available, so the specific mechanisms and standards are not confirmed. The bill was referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary, and no further action is recorded.
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