H.R. 3843 · 117th Congress

Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2022

Introduced on Jun 11, 2021 by Joe Neguse (D-CO-2). 39 cosponsors, 10 of them from another party. Latest action (Oct 11, 2022): Received in the Senate.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Jun 11, 2021
Cosponsors
39
10 from the other party
Policy area
Commerce
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To promote antitrust enforcement and protect competition through adjusting premerger filing fees, and increasing antitrust enforcement resources.

Subjects

  • Competition and antitrust
  • Corporate finance and management
  • Department of Justice
  • Executive agency funding and structure
  • Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
  • Inflation and prices
  • User charges and fees

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Passed House, Sep 29, 2022). Public domain.

Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2022

This bill modifies and expands the schedule for graduated merger filing fees and requires that such fees be adjusted each year based on the Consumer Price Index. It also (1) requires parties to disclose in their premerger notification filings any subsidy received from a foreign entity of concern, (2) modifies the venue rules for multi-district antitrust litigation, and (3) establishes various reporting requirements.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Joe NeguseD-CO-2Sponsor

Democrats · 29

Republicans · 10

Roll calls

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  1. On Passage
    Sep 29, 2022· House· Passage· Passed 242–184

History

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  1. Jun 11, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Jun 11, 2021Introduced in House
  3. Jun 11, 2021 · HouseReferred 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.
  4. Jun 11, 2021 · HouseReferred 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.
  5. Jun 14, 2021 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
  6. Jun 23, 2021 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  7. Jun 24, 2021 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  8. Jun 24, 2021 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended).
  9. Sep 26, 2022Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 117-493, Part I.
  10. Sep 26, 2022 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 117-493, Part I.
  11. Sep 26, 2022Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
  12. Sep 26, 2022 · HouseCommittee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
  13. Sep 26, 2022 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 375.
  14. Sep 28, 2022 · HouseRules 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.
  15. Sep 29, 2022 · HouseConsidered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1396. (consideration: CR H8252-8264, H8268-8269; text: CR H8252-8253)
  16. Sep 29, 2022 · HouseRule 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.
  17. Sep 29, 2022 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 3843.
  18. Sep 29, 2022 · HouseThe previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
  19. Sep 29, 2022 · HousePOSTPONED 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.
  20. Sep 29, 2022 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H8252-8264)
  21. Sep 29, 2022Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 242 - 184 (Roll no. 460).House · Roll call 460
  22. Sep 29, 2022 · HouseOn passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 242 - 184 (Roll no. 460). (text: CR H8252-8253)House · Roll call 460
  23. Sep 29, 2022 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  24. Oct 11, 2022 · SenateReceived in the Senate.

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Who lobbied on it

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  1. National Taxpayers Union2 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)
  2. American Principles Project1 report
    $10K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.