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.
Latest action · Mar 22, 2016 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Progress
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- IntroducedMar 21, 2016
- Agreed to in HouseMar 22, 2016
Summary
Recorded votes 2
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Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Rules Committee | Reported as an original measure Mar 21, 2016 |
Actions 11
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 22, 2016Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H1509-1513)
- Mar 22, 2016DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 653.
- Mar 22, 2016POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H. Res. 653, the Chair put the question on ordering the previous question and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Polis demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on ordering the previous question until a time to be announced.
- Mar 22, 2016Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1532-1533)
- Mar 22, 2016On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 231 - 154 (Roll no. 131). (consideration: CR H1513, H1532)
- Mar 22, 2016Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 233 - 154 (Roll no. 132). (text: CR H1509)
- Mar 22, 2016Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Mar 21, 2016Introduced in House
- Mar 21, 2016The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 114-461, by Mr. Collins (GA).
- Mar 21, 2016On any legislative day during the period from March 24, 2016, through April 11, 2016, the Journal of the proceedings of the previous day shall be considered as approved; and the Chair may at any time declare the house adjourned to meet at a date and time, within the limits of clause 4, section 5, of article I of the Constitution, to be announced by the Chair in declaring the adjournment.
- Mar 21, 2016Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 98.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H1509–H1513Text printed H1509Amendments H1513Recorded votes H1532, H1533clarifyclarify, previous questionconsideration (H. Res. 653), previous question | Doug Collins R-GA, Jared Polis D-CO (amendment) | Mar 22, 2016 |
Research
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Committee report
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2745 | Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2015 | Procedurally related | Apr 4, 2016 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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.
Subjects
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Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 22, 2016Engrossed in House
- Mar 21, 2016Reported in House
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