Antitrust Radar
Policy AgendaAR-PA-026 / reviewed Aug 13, 2026 JSON

Near-term / Public data infrastructure

Publish stable transaction identifiers

Create durable public identifiers that connect HSR notification, clearance, Second Request, public challenge, remedy, abandonment, and later outcome records without disclosing confidential filing content.
Source records1report custody
Linked markets0analytical context
Research themes1publication taxonomy
Evidence needs5future verification inputs
Recommendation evidence chain

The source boundary stays visible from analysis to proposed action.

02Evidence custody1 sources / 0 marketsLinked context, not independent endorsement
03Normative recommendationAR-PA-026Public data infrastructure
04Implementation evidenceNot assessedNo adoption or impact inference
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Source report position

The Federal Merger Review Pipeline, 2016-2025

Federal merger oversight needs a durable public evidence chain from notification through review, agency action, remedy, abandonment, and later market outcomes while protecting confidential filing material and keeping procedure distinct from competitive effect.
Intended audience
FTC, DOJ, Congress, state attorneys general, and competition researchers
Policy priority
Near-term
Instrument
Public data infrastructure
Publication
AR-RB-2026-05 / version 1.0
Canonical citation
Antitrust Radar Research Team. (2026, July 20). The Federal Merger Review Pipeline, 2016-2025: Notification volume swung widely while annual Second Request rates stayed between 1.6% and 3.0%. Competition Research Briefs, AR-RB-2026-05 (Version 1.0). Antitrust Radar. https://antitrustradar.org/reports/federal-merger-review-2016-2025
Evidence still needed

Inputs required to investigate the recommendation and its effects.

  1. 01Stable public transaction and proceeding identifiers
  2. 02Industry, value, type, agency, timing, and stage fields
  3. 03Below-threshold and serial-acquisition research
  4. 04Challenge, remedy, abandonment, and clearance outcomes
  5. 05Post-transaction price, quality, entry, employment, and innovation evidence
These are research requirements, not evidence that an agency has opened, adopted, or completed the work.
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