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S. 228 117th Congress Senate

Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2021

Official title: A bill to promote antitrust enforcement and protect competition through adjusting premerger filing fees, and increasing antitrust enforcement resources.

Introduced: May 12, 2021 Introduced by: Amy Klobuchar Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
Commerce Competition and antitrustCorporate finance and managementDepartment of JusticeExecutive agency funding and structure
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Federal Trade Commission (FTC)Inflation and pricesUser charges and fees
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It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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May 13, 2021
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Feb 4, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 4, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action May 13, 2021

Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2021

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.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 3843 Identical bill Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2022
  • S 2039 TEAM Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · May 12, 2021
 R
Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Feb 4, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 228: Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-228/
MLA
"S. 228: Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-228/.
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S. 228, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-228/.
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[S. 228: Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2021](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-228/)
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