The Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust

The Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust is a specialized panel within the House Committee on the Judiciary that handles a distinct slice of the parent committee's broad jurisdiction over federal law and courts. This subcommittee prepares the ground for full committee action by holding initial hearings and reviewing legislation in its narrower policy domain.

The subcommittee's jurisdiction covers antitrust law and competition policy, administrative law, bankruptcy and commercial law, state taxation affecting interstate commerce, interstate compacts, and the regulation of artificial intelligence as it relates to these subjects. It also conducts relevant oversight of federal agencies and regulatory practices. This specialized focus allows the subcommittee to develop expertise in complex economic and regulatory matters that affect consumer choice, business competition, and the scope of government authority.

The subcommittee is chaired by Representative Scott Fitzgerald of Wisconsin, a Republican, with Representative Jerrold Nadler of New York serving as Ranking Member for the Democratic minority. Recent hearings have examined artificial intelligence safeguards and competition, digital streaming markets and antitrust enforcement, bankruptcy law reforms, and the adequacy of antitrust enforcement in higher education. The subcommittee has also conducted oversight investigations into merger review practices and regulatory agency actions affecting various industries.