FTC Launches Public Inquiry into Anti-Competitive Regulations
April 14, 2025 / Source: Federal Trade Commission
Today, the Federal Trade Commission launched a public inquiry into the impact of federal regulations on competition, with the goal of identifying and reducing anticompetitive regulatory barriers. The FTC launched this inquiry in response to President Trumpâs Executive Order on Reducing Anticompetitive Regulatory Barriers.
Per the Executive Order, the Trump-Vance FTC will be on the front lines of advancing the Presidentâs agenda to revitalize the American economy. The FTC seeks to identify unnecessary regulations that exclude new market entrants, protect dominant incumbents, and predetermine economic winners and losers.
âRegulations that reduce competition, entrepreneurship, and innovation can hamper the American economy,â said FTC Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson. âThese need to be eliminated or modified to revitalize a competitive market.â
In a Request for Information, the FTC invites members of the public to comment on how federal regulations can harm competition in the American economy. The RFI seeks to understand what federal regulations have an anticompetitive effect. Members of the publicâincluding consumers, workers, businesses, start-ups, potential market entrants, investors, and academicsâare encouraged to comment.
The public will have 40 days to submit comments at Regulations.gov, no later than May 27, 2025. Once submitted, comments will be posted to Regulations.gov.
Comments submitted to the U.S. Department of Justice Anticompetitive Regulations Task Force at Regulations.gov that contain information falling within the scope of the FTCâs RFI do not need to be resubmitted in response to the FTCâs RFI.
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