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114TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session 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 GENERAL EXERCISES SUCH AUTHORITY, AND PROVIDING FOR PROCEEDINGS 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 

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 


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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 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

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 

Rules Committee record vote No. 160 

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

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

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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