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Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026Section 5 › Proposal

$245,000,000 for the Antitrust Division

Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, section 5, Sec. 5. Written by .

$245,000,000 for the Antitrust Division

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What the document says

“For expenses necessary for the enforcement of antitrust and kindred laws, $245,000,000, to remain available until expended”

Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, Sec. 5

The appropriation for the Antitrust Division. As with the Patent and Trademark Office, the account is largely paid for by fees: premerger notification filing fees collected in fiscal year 2026 are retained and used here, and the general fund share falls as those fees arrive, with an estimated final general fund appropriation of $0.

What the document actually says

“For expenses necessary for the enforcement of antitrust and kindred laws, $245,000,000, to remain available until expended”

Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, Sec. 5
That sentence, in plain words

The office that enforces competition law gets $245,000,000. The money has no end date.

What this is about

Big firms pay a fee when they plan to merge. Those fees pay for this office. So the Treasury is expected to pay about nothing.

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