The proposed Uniform Antitrust Pre-Merger Notification Act of 2025 aims to improve the efficiency of merger reviews in the District of Columbia by mandating that individuals or entities filing pre-merger notifications with the federal government also submit the same materials to the District's Attorney General. This requirement applies to filers with a principal place of business in the District or those whose annual net sales meet a specified threshold. The act seeks to eliminate the need for the Attorney General to issue subpoenas for these documents, thereby reducing costs and delays. It also imposes confidentiality restrictions on the submitted information, ensuring it is only shared with relevant federal agencies and other state attorneys general that have adopted similar confidentiality provisions.

Additionally, the act establishes civil penalties for noncompliance, allowing the Attorney General to impose fines of up to $10,000 per day for violations of the filing requirements. It emphasizes the importance of uniformity in application across jurisdictions and promotes cooperation among state attorneys general. The act does not impose additional burdens on merging parties beyond those required by federal law and does not preempt existing state-specific pre-merger reporting requirements. Overall, the Uniform Antitrust Pre-Merger Notification Act is designed to streamline the merger review process, enhance business certainty, and provide strong confidentiality protections for sensitive information related to proposed mergers.