Hart–Scott–Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act
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The Hart–Scott–Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act is a U.S. federal law that requires companies to notify the government and observe a waiting period before completing certain large mergers and acquisitions, enabling antitrust authorities to review deals for potential anti-competitive effects.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hart–Scott–Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act canonical | 2 |
| Hart–Scott–Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 | 2 |
| HSR premerger notification program | 1 |
| Hart–Scott–Rodino Act | 1 |
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Target entity: Hart–Scott–Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act Context triple: [Clayton Act provisions, amendedBy, Hart–Scott–Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act]
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Aldrich–Vreeland Act
The Aldrich–Vreeland Act was a 1908 U.S. law that created emergency currency provisions and laid groundwork for banking reform in response to the Panic of 1907.
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B.
Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of 1994
The Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of 1994 is a U.S. federal law that deregulated interstate banking by allowing bank holding companies and banks to expand and operate branches across state lines, reshaping the national banking landscape.
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McClure-Volkmer Act
The McClure-Volkmer Act is a 1986 U.S. federal law that revised and relaxed certain gun control provisions while adding new regulations on firearms sales and ownership.
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Celler-Kefauver Act
The Celler-Kefauver Act is a 1950 U.S. antitrust law that strengthened merger control by closing loopholes in earlier legislation to better prevent anti-competitive acquisitions.
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Wheeler–Howard Act
The Wheeler–Howard Act, formally known as the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934, is a U.S. federal law that ended the allotment of tribal lands and aimed to restore tribal self-government and communal landholding for Native American tribes.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Hart–Scott–Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act Target entity description: The Hart–Scott–Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act is a U.S. federal law that requires companies to notify the government and observe a waiting period before completing certain large mergers and acquisitions, enabling antitrust authorities to review deals for potential anti-competitive effects.
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A.
Aldrich–Vreeland Act
The Aldrich–Vreeland Act was a 1908 U.S. law that created emergency currency provisions and laid groundwork for banking reform in response to the Panic of 1907.
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B.
Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of 1994
The Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of 1994 is a U.S. federal law that deregulated interstate banking by allowing bank holding companies and banks to expand and operate branches across state lines, reshaping the national banking landscape.
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C.
McClure-Volkmer Act
The McClure-Volkmer Act is a 1986 U.S. federal law that revised and relaxed certain gun control provisions while adding new regulations on firearms sales and ownership.
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D.
Celler-Kefauver Act
The Celler-Kefauver Act is a 1950 U.S. antitrust law that strengthened merger control by closing loopholes in earlier legislation to better prevent anti-competitive acquisitions.
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E.
Wheeler–Howard Act
The Wheeler–Howard Act, formally known as the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934, is a U.S. federal law that ended the allotment of tribal lands and aimed to restore tribal self-government and communal landholding for Native American tribes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
ⓘ
antitrust law ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Premerger Notification Office of the Federal Trade Commission ⓘ |
| allows |
early termination of the waiting period
ⓘ
issuance of a second request for additional information ⓘ |
| amends |
Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914
ⓘ
surface form:
Clayton Antitrust Act
|
| appliesTo |
acquisitions
ⓘ
certain asset acquisitions ⓘ certain stock acquisitions ⓘ joint ventures meeting specified thresholds ⓘ mergers ⓘ tender offers ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | 15 U.S.C. § 18a ⓘ |
| contains | exemptions for certain types of transactions ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| enactedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division
ⓘ
surface form:
Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice
Federal Trade Commission ⓘ |
| establishes |
initial waiting period for reportable transactions
ⓘ
size-of-person test for certain transactions ⓘ size-of-transaction threshold for reportability ⓘ |
| exempts |
certain intraperson transactions
ⓘ
certain real estate and agricultural property transactions under conditions ⓘ small transactions below the size-of-transaction threshold ⓘ |
| filingFeesAdjustedBy | Federal Trade Commission ⓘ |
| legalBasisFor |
Hart–Scott–Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
HSR premerger notification program
|
| monetaryThresholdsAdjustedFor | changes in gross national product ⓘ |
| monetaryThresholdsUpdated | annually ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Hugh Scott
ⓘ
Peter W. Rodino ⓘ
surface form:
Peter W. Rodino Jr.
Philip Hart ⓘ
surface form:
Philip A. Hart
|
| partOf |
Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914
ⓘ
surface form:
Clayton Antitrust Act
|
| penaltyForViolation |
civil monetary penalties
ⓘ
requirement to divest assets or unwind transactions in some cases ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose | premerger notification and review of certain mergers and acquisitions ⓘ |
| purpose |
enable antitrust authorities to review transactions before consummation
ⓘ
prevent anticompetitive mergers and acquisitions ⓘ |
| requires |
observance of a waiting period before closing covered transactions
ⓘ
payment of a filing fee with premerger notification ⓘ premerger notification filings for certain transactions ⓘ |
| requiresFilingWith |
United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division
ⓘ
surface form:
Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice
Federal Trade Commission ⓘ |
| scope | transactions exceeding specified monetary thresholds ⓘ |
| shortName |
HSR Act
ⓘ
Hart–Scott–Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Hart–Scott–Rodino Act
|
| signedIntoLawBy | Gerald Ford ⓘ |
| waitingPeriodLength |
15 days for cash tender offers
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30 days for most transactions ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1976 ⓘ |
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Subject: Hart–Scott–Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act Description of subject: The Hart–Scott–Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act is a U.S. federal law that requires companies to notify the government and observe a waiting period before completing certain large mergers and acquisitions, enabling antitrust authorities to review deals for potential anti-competitive effects.
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