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H. Rept. 114-461 1 (2016-03-21)

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                   114TH CONGRESS                                     REPORT
                      2d Session    HOUSE  OF REPRESENTATIVES         114-461




                   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  GEN-
                   ERAL   EXERCISES  SUCH   AUTHORITY,  AND  PROVIDING  FOR  PRO-
                   CEEDINGS   DURING THE PERIOD FROM MARCH  24, 2016, THROUGH APRIL
                   11, 2016


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


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


                                          REPORT

                                        [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 resolu-
                   tion 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 ad-
                   journed 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 ap-
                   point 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 pe-
                   riod addressed by section 2 of the resolution shall not constitute a
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