S1060-119

In Committee

AMERICA Act

119th Congress Introduced Mar 13, 2025

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, AMERICA Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services. The main policy domain is Technology, Foreign Policy, Environment.

Who Benefits and How

technology companies and users of digital services may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, technology companies and users of digital services may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Advertising Middlemen Endangering Rigorous Internet Competition Accountability Act or the AMERICA Act.
  • Section ida5cd5d8a20ca40b1b11270654a74b934: 2. Digital advertising trading transparency and competition The Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 12 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 8 (15 U.S.C. 19) the...
  • Section ida3ea13897335464fb9d9c13abc296c55: 8A. Competition and transparency in digital advertising In this section: The term brokerage customer means a person who has purchased or sold digital...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, AMERICA Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services.

Key Policy Areas

Technology, Foreign Policy, Environment

Primary Purpose

This bill, AMERICA Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services.

Policy Domains

Technology Foreign Policy Environment

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • technology companies and users of digital services
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technology companies and users of digital services: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • technology companies and users of digital services
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Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Mar 13, 2025

Mr. Lee (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Schmitt, Ms. Warren, …

Mar 13, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Mar 13, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Technology Foreign Policy Environment
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

2 terms
"effective date" §ida3ea13897335464fb9d9c13abc296c55

the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this section. The term own means to own, operate, or control, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part. The term person includes— any subsidiary of an entity

"effective date" §ida5cd5d8a20ca40b1b11270654a74b934

the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this section.(8)OwnThe term own means to own, operate, or control, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part.(9)PersonThe term person includes—(A)any subsidiary of an entity

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