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Merger Process Review Act
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.
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.
People & committees
Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25] · R–TX
Legislative record
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 453.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-528.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-528.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 52 - 0.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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