Brenda Lawrence voted Nay (Passage) on this Legislation.
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Title: Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2018
Vote to pass a bill that authorizes the Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of Department of Justice to amend their review procedures and standards related to proposed mergers, commonly referred to as the SMARTER Act.
Prohibits the Federal Trade Commission from using procedures for administrative adjudication to prevent the consummation of a proposed merger, acquisition, or joint venture (Sec. 2).
Title: Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2018