House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Committee action
Merger Agreement Approvals Clarity and Predictability Act
Official title: To require the Comptroller General of the United States to study the use of commitments and conditions in connection with insured depository institution merger applications by Federal depository institution regulatory agencies to ensure they align with statutory requirements, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Scott Fitzgerald R-WIWhere it went
- IntroducedDec 10, 2025
- Committee actionDec 16, 2025
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 25, 2026 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 460.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6570.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-535 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Financial Services Committee on February 25, 2026.Source: Congress.gov, reported February 25, 2026 ↗
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- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/535
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6570, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/6570
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. FITZGERATID, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 208, December 10, 2025, Page H5562):Article 1, Section VIII of the United States ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record December 10, 2025 ↗
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- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6570, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/6570
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
1 cosponsor — 1 Republican
0 of 1 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Scott Fitzgerald.
- H.R. 2189 (119th) To modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and less-than-lethal weapons, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 6260 (119th) Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act of 2025
- H.R. 6048 (119th) NDO Fairness Act of 2025
- H.R. 1605 (119th) Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2025
- H.R. 5877 (119th) Combatting Money Laundering in Cyber Crime Act of 2025
- H.R. 3379 (119th) HUMPS Act of 2025
Related bills
- H.R. 6955 (119th) Main Street Capital Access ActRelated bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.