H.R. 3825: Ending Platform Monopolies Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-06-11 · Commerce · Latest: Ordered to be Reported (Amended).

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-06-11 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Ordered to be Reported (Amended). Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Ending Platform Monopolies Act

Plain summary

Ending Platform Monopolies Act This bill prohibits large online platforms, as designated by the Department of Justice or Federal Trade Commission, from offering certain products or services from another line of business that is owned or controlled by the platform. Specifically, such platforms are prohibited from owning or controlling another line of business that (1) uses the platform to sell products or services, (2) offers a product or service that the platform requires a business user to purchase or use as a condition for access to the platform, or (3) gives rise to a conflict of interest. Under the bill, a conflict of interest occurs when a platform operator's ownership or control of another line of business creates an incentive and the ability for the platform to provide an advantage to the platform's own products or services over those of a competitor on the platform, or exclude or disadvantage the products or services of a competitor on the platform. For example, under the bill, Amazon.com, Inc. may be prohibited from offering for sale on Amazon.com privately labeled products or services (e.g., Amazon Essentials, AmazonBasics, etc.) if designated as a large online platform. Finally, the bill prohibits a director, officer, employee, or agent of a platform from simultaneously serving in the same or a similar role with a formerly affiliated entity.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Ending Platform Monopolies Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] · 24 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3825, Ending Platform Monopolies Act (2022-10-31)

Cosponsors on this site

Lance Gooden (R-TX), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Mark E. Amodei (R-NV), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY), Burgess Owens (R-UT), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] reported raising $2.9 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr3825.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr3825 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117