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H.R. 3843: Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2022

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H.R. 3843: Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2022

117th Congress · introduced 2021-06-11 · Commerce · Latest: Received in the Senate.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-06-11 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 460 (2022): On Passage, HR3843 (2022-09-29), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2022

Plain summary

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.

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Official text

Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2022

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] · 39 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3843, Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2021 (2022-09-27)

Cosponsors on this site

Victoria Spartz (R-IN), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Chip Roy (R-TX), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Lucy McBath (D-GA), Lori Trahan (D-MA), Byron Donalds (R-FL), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Mark E. Amodei (R-NV), Lance Gooden (R-TX), Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Deborah K. Ross (D-NC), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), André Carson (D-IN), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY), Ashley Hinson (R-IA), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] reported raising $3.3 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Recorded votes

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr3843 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117