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House vote: H.R. 3843 // September 29, 2022

Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2022

Sponsor: Joe Neguse (D-CO)

Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 202 2 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.

Commerce Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

Who won, and how much of the country was behind them

Won the vote · Yea

237 votes, representing 142,000,315 people54.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

181 votes, representing 108,709,314 people41.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.7% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon23754.5%
NayLost18141.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.7%