The United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust and Consumer Rights is one of eight subcommittees within the Senate Judiciary Committee. It was previously known as the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights. The Subcommittee's counterpart in the House of Representatives is the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law.
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