Merger Agreement Approvals Clarity and Predictability Act
Latest action · Feb 25, 2026 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 460.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedDec 10, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 9, 2026.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NY | Michael Lawler | Jan 9, 2026 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred Dec 10, 2025Markup Dec 16, 2025Markup Dec 17, 2025Reported Feb 25, 2026 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 25, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-535.
- Feb 25, 2026Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 460.
- Dec 17, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Dec 17, 2025Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 52 - 0.
- Dec 16, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Dec 10, 2025Introduced in House
- Dec 10, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 208, December 10, 2025, page H5562.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6955 | Main Street Capital Access Act | Related bill | Jul 22, 2026 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require the Comptroller General of the United States to study the use of commitments and conditions in connection with insured depository institution merger applications by Federal depository institution regulatory agencies to ensure they align with statutory requirements, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Merger Agreement Approvals Clarity and Predictability Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Merger Agreement Approvals Clarity and Predictability Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 25, 2026Reported in House
- Dec 10, 2025Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
