The next couple of months will be do-or-die for backers of the tech antitrust bills. If lawmakers don't approve them ahead of Congress' August recess, insiders say the outlook is bleak as midterm elections loom.
as momentum-drivers: "Small businesses in Europe will have better protections than those in America... that can't be allowed to stand.", Rep. Ken Buck , told Axios in a statement: "I’m confident we’ll get something done before the summer recess — there’s too much support in both chambers for any other outcome," Buck said.
The Open App Markets Act would ban app store operators like Apple and Google from requiring use of their own in-app payment systems. A House companion bill was introduced last year, but hasn't yet received a committee vote.The Senate bills haven't advanced since early February, despite the urgency from sponsors for passage ahead of the summer recess. The Senate also turned its attention to filling a Supreme Court vacancy shortly after the committee advanced the bills.
“Sen. Schumer supports the Judiciary Committee-passed legislation that promotes small businesses and innovation," a spokesperson for his office told Axios. "He is working closely with Senator Klobuchar and other Democratic and Republican members to get the necessary votes to pass it in the Senate.”Apple, Amazon, Meta and Google spent $15.85 million lobbying Congress in the first quarter of 2022, per lobbying disclosures.
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