House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2018
Sponsor: Rep. Karen Handel R-GAWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 27, 2018
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseMay 9, 2018 · 230–185
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 10, 2018 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5645.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. HANDEL, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 164, No. 69, April 27, 2018, Page H3742):Article I, Section 8, clauses 3 and 18 of the United States ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 27, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 72 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5645, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5645
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of August 10, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
7 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 7 cosponsors (29%) are from the other party.
Doug Collins (R-GA), Robert Goodlatte (R-VA), Tom Marino (R-PA), Luke Messer (R-IN), Scott Peters (D-CA), Collin Peterson (D-MN), Pete Sessions (R-TX).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Karen Handel.
- H.R. 5440 (115th) To require notice from the Secretary of the Treasury in the case of any closure of a Taxpayer Assistance Center.
- H.R. 6691 (115th) Community Safety and Security Act of 2018
- H.R. 5338 (115th) Stop Needless Award Payments Act of 2018
- H.Res. 832 (115th) Recognizing linemen, the profession of linemen, the contributions of these brave men and women who protect public safety, and expressing…
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.