HRES 653 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2745) to amend the Clayton Act and the Federal Trade Commission Act to provide that the Federal Trade Commission shall exercise authority with respect to mergers only under the Clayton Act and only in the same procedural manner as the Attorney General exercises such authority, and providing for proceedings during the period from March 24, 2016, through April 11, 2016.

Introduced Mar 21, 2016 Originated House Sponsor Doug Collins R-GA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Mar 22, 2016 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedMar 21, 2016
  2. Agreed to in HouseMar 22, 2016

Summary

Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2745) to amend the Clayton Act and the Federal Trade Commission Act to provide that the Federal Trade Commission shall exercise authority with respect to mergers only under the Clayton Act and only in the same procedural manner as the Attorney General exercises such authority, and providing for proceedings during the period from March 24, 2016, through April 11, 2016.

Recorded votes 2

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Roll callQuestionResultDate
House 132Passed233–154Mar 22, 2016
House 131Passed231–154Mar 22, 2016

Cosponsors

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No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

Actions 12

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 22, 2016Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H1509-1513)
  2. Mar 22, 2016Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1532-1533)
  3. Mar 22, 2016DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 653.
  4. Mar 22, 2016Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  5. Mar 22, 2016On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 233 - 154 (Roll no. 132). (text: CR H1509)
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Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 2745Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2015Procedurally relatedApr 4, 2016

Subjects

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Text 2

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  1. Mar 22, 2016Engrossed in House
  2. Mar 21, 2016Reported in House

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