CNBC January 20, 2022
Lauren Feiner

Key Points

– The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 16-6 on a bipartisan basis Thursday to advance a major tech competition bill.

– Some experts consider the American Innovation and Choice Online Act legislators’ best shot at making substantial reform to laws that govern Big Tech.

– If passed, the bill would have significant implications for Amazon, Apple and Google in particular.

The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 16-6 Thursday to advance a major tech competition bill, which some experts consider legislators’ best shot at making substantial reform to laws that govern the industry.

The American Innovation and Choice Online Act passed in a bipartisan manner, setting it on a path to potentially be adopted by the full Senate.

Five Republicans did...

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