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Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2021

Introduced: February 4, 2021 Introduced by: Klobuchar, Amy Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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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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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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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 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.

What's happening now May 13, 2021

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

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