2021-2022 Regular Session • US Congress Legislature
HB3843: Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2022
Legislative Summary
To promote antitrust enforcement and protect competition through adjusting premerger filing fees, and increasing antitrust enforcement resources.
Bill History
6/11/2021
Introduced in House
House of Representatives
6/11/2021
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
House of Representatives
6/14/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
House of Representatives
6/23/2021
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
House of Representatives
6/24/2021
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
House of Representatives
9/26/2022
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 117-493, Part I.
House of Representatives
9/26/2022
Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
House of Representatives
9/26/2022
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 375.
House of Representatives
9/28/2022
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1396 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3843, H.R. 7780 and S. 3969. Resolution provides for one hour of general debate on each bill and one motion to recommit on H.R. 7780 and H.R. 3843 and a motion to commit S. 3969.
House of Representatives
9/29/2022
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1396. (consideration: CR H8252-8264, H8268-8269; text: CR H8252-8253)
House of Representatives
9/29/2022
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3843, H.R. 7780 and S. 3969. Resolution provides for one hour of general debate on each bill and one motion to recommit on H.R. 7780 and H.R. 3843 and a motion to commit S. 3969.
House of Representatives
9/29/2022
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 3843.
House of Representatives
9/29/2022
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
House of Representatives
9/29/2022
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At conclusion of debate on H.R. 3843, the Chair put the question on passage of the bill and by voice vote announced the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Jordan demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
House of Representatives
9/29/2022
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H8252-8264)
House of Representatives
9/29/2022
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 242 - 184 (Roll no. 460). (text: CR H8252-8253)
House of Representatives
9/29/2022
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
House of Representatives
10/11/2022
Received in the Senate.
Senate
Roll Call Votes
On passage
9/29/2022
242
Yea
184
Nay
0
Not Voting
6
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(10/11/2022)
Chamber
Senate
Sponsors
Democrat: 30
Republican: 10
Primary Sponsor

Joseph Neguse
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (39)
Victoria Spartz
Republican
David Cicilline
Democrat
Ken Buck
Republican
Jerrold Nadler
Democrat
Chip Roy
Republican
Mondaire Jones
Democrat
Henry Johnson
Democrat
Theodore Deutch
Democrat
Eric Swalwell
Democrat
Jamie Raskin
Democrat
Pramila Jayapal
Democrat
Mary Gay Scanlon
Democrat
Lucy McBath
Democrat
Lori Trahan
Democrat
David Cawthorn
Republican
Byron Donalds
Republican
Zoe Lofgren
Democrat
Mark Amodei
Republican
Lance Gooden
Republican
Kelly Armstrong
Republican
Sylvia Garcia
Democrat
Ro Khanna
Democrat
Lauren Boebert
Republican
Jesus Garcia
Democrat
Andy Levin
Democrat
Deborah Ross
Democrat
Rashida Tlaib
Democrat
Adriano Espaillat
Democrat
Andre Carson
Democrat
Katie Porter
Democrat
Brad Sherman
Democrat
Chellie Pingree
Democrat
Peter DeFazio
Democrat
Barbara Lee
Democrat
Hakeem Jeffries
Democrat
Cindy Axne
Democrat
Ashley Hinson
Republican
Gregory Meeks
Democrat
Mark DeSaulnier
Democrat