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H.R. 6546IntroducedFINANCE AND FINANCIAL SECTOR

Merger Process Review Act

Banking and financial institutions regulation · Business records · Congressional oversight
Sponsor
Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25]
R · TX-25
Key facts
Introduced: Dec 9, 2025
Chamber: House
Cosponsors: 2
Congress: 119th
Latest action · Feb 25, 2026
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 453.

Summary

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.

Summary by Congressional Research Service.

Timeline

  1. Feb 25, 2026
    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 453.
  2. Feb 25, 2026
    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-528.
  3. Feb 25, 2026
    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-528.
  4. Dec 17, 2025
    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 52 - 0.
  5. Dec 17, 2025
    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  6. Dec 16, 2025
    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  7. Dec 9, 2025
    Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
  8. Dec 9, 2025
    Introduced in House
  9. Dec 9, 2025
    Introduced in House

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