{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-6546","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":6546,"title":"Merger Process Review Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-12-09","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"W000816","fullName":"Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25]","party":"R","state":"TX","district":25}],"cosponsorsCount":2,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2026-02-25","text":"Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 453."},"policyArea":"Finance and Financial Sector","subjects":["Banking and financial institutions regulation","Business records","Congressional oversight","Corporate finance and management","Government information and archives","Government studies and investigations","Licensing and registrations","Performance measurement"],"actions":[{"date":"2026-02-25","text":"Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 453.","type":"Calendars","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-02-25","text":"Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-528.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-02-25","text":"Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-528.","type":"Committee","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-12-17","text":"Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 52 - 0.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-12-17","text":"Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-12-16","text":"Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-12-09","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-12-09","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-12-09","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Merger Process Review Act</strong></p><p>This bill requires the appropriate Office of the Inspector General (OIG) that serves the Federal Reserve Board, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the National Credit Union Administration to periodically review the merger applications received by that regulator.&nbsp;</p><p>Specifically, every three years, the appropriate OIG must examine that regulator’s merger approval procedures, including timeliness and efficiency, and report on its findings and recommendations. The regulator must then submit a plan to implement the appropriate recommendations.</p>","updateDate":"2026-04-10T18:22:46Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":559,"ts":"2026-04-15T05:25:47.219Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Merger%20Process%20Review%20Act"}]}}