[House Report 114-461]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


114th Congress   }                                    {         Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session      }                                    {        114-461

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   PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 2745) TO AMEND THE 
 CLAYTON ACT AND THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION ACT TO PROVIDE THAT THE 
   FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION SHALL EXERCISE AUTHORITY WITH RESPECT TO 
  MERGERS ONLY UNDER THE CLAYTON ACT AND ONLY IN THE SAME PROCEDURAL 
MANNER AS THE ATTORNEY GENERAL EXERCISES SUCH AUTHORITY, AND PROVIDING 
 FOR PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PERIOD FROM MARCH 24, 2016, THROUGH APRIL 
                                11, 2016

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   March 21, 2016.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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         Mr. Collins of Georgia, from the Committee on Rules, 
                        submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 653]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 653, by a record vote of 6 to 3, report the 
same to the House with the recommendation that the resolution 
be adopted.

                SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION

    The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 2745, the 
Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act 
of 2015, under a closed rule. The resolution provides one hour 
of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary. The 
resolution waives all points of order against consideration of 
the bill. The resolution provides that the bill shall be 
considered as read. The resolution waives all points of order 
against provisions in the bill. The resolution provides one 
motion to recommit.
    Section 2 of the resolution provides that on any 
legislative day during the period from March 24, 2016, through 
April 11, 2016: the Journal of the proceedings of the previous 
day shall be considered as approved; and the Chair may at any 
time declare the House adjourned to meet at a date and time to 
be announced by the Chair in declaring the adjournment.
    Section 3 of the resolution provides that the Speaker may 
appoint Members to perform the duties of the Chair for the 
duration of the period addressed by section 2 of the resolution 
as though under clause 8(a) of rule I.
    Section 4 of the resolution provides that each day during 
the period addressed by section 2 of the resolution shall not 
constitute a calendar day for the purposes of section 7 of the 
War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1546).
    Section 5 of the resolution provides that the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce may, at any time before 4 p.m. on Thursday, 
March 31, 2016, file a report to accompany H.R. 2666.

                         EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

    The waiver of all points of order against consideration of 
H.R. 2745 includes a waiver of clause 3(e)(1) of rule XIII 
(``Ramseyer''), requiring a committee report accompanying a 
bill amending or repealing statutes to show, by typographical 
device, parts of statute affected. The waiver is provided 
because the submission provided by the Committee on the 
Judiciary was insufficient to meet the standards established by 
the rule in its current form. The Committee on Rules continues 
to work with the House Office of Legislative Counsel and 
committees to determine the steps necessary to comply with the 
updated rule.
    Although the resolution waives all points of order against 
provisions in H.R. 2745, the Committee is not aware of any 
points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.

                            COMMITTEE VOTES

    The results of each record vote on an amendment or motion 
to report, together with the names of those voting for and 
against, are printed below:

Rules Committee record vote No. 159

    Motion by Ms. Slaughter to report an open rule. Defeated: 
3-6

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                Majority Members                      Vote               Minority Members               Vote
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Ms. Foxx........................................          Nay   Ms. Slaughter.....................          Yea
Mr. Cole........................................          Nay   Mr. McGovern......................  ............
Mr. Woodall.....................................          Nay   Mr. Hastings of Florida...........          Yea
Mr. Burgess.....................................  ............  Mr. Polis.........................          Yea
Mr. Stivers.....................................  ............
Mr. Collins.....................................          Nay
Mr. Byrne.......................................  ............
Mr. Newhouse....................................          Nay
Mr. Sessions, Chairman..........................          Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 160

    Motion by Ms. Foxx to report the rule. Adopted: 6-3

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                Majority Members                      Vote               Minority Members               Vote
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Ms. Foxx........................................          Yea   Ms. Slaughter.....................          Nay
Mr. Cole........................................          Yea   Mr. McGovern......................  ............
Mr. Woodall.....................................          Yea   Mr. Hastings of Florida...........          Nay
Mr. Burgess.....................................  ............  Mr. Polis.........................          Nay
Mr. Stivers.....................................  ............
Mr. Collins.....................................          Yea
Mr. Byrne.......................................  ............
Mr. Newhouse....................................          Yea
Mr. Sessions, Chairman..........................          Yea
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