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Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2018
This bill amends the Clayton Act with respect to notice to a state by the Department of Justice (DOJ) about federal actions brought for violations of antitrust laws.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) shall exercise the same authority and procedures as DOJ under the Clayton Act if the FTC has brought an action under such Act with respect to the prohibition against acquisition by one corporation of the stock of another (merger) that may substantially lessen competition or tend to create a monopoly.
The Federal Trade Commission Act (FTCA) is amended to exclude proposed mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, or similar transactions from ordinary FTC proceedings, except in cases where the FTC approves an agreement with the parties to the transaction that contains a consent order.
U.S. district courts shall have jurisdiction to issue writs of mandamus commanding compliance with the FTCA or any FTC order, if the FTC applies to such courts with respect to any activity related to consummation of a merger, acquisition, joint venture, or similar transaction that may result in an unfair method of competition.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 5645 as introduced in House on Apr 27, 2018. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.
May 9, 2018Each bar: ✓ Yea from the bottom, ✕ Nay aboveMay 9, 2018
House May 9, 2018 · the primary vote
Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act
Passed
230 Yea 185 Nay 13 not voting
Party-line vote 5 of 415 voting members broke with their own party: 4 Democrats, 1 Republican.
DemocratsRepublicansFilled: YeaRing: NayGrey: not voting or present
428 members on this roll call, from the official House record. Party majorities need at least five voting members, so an independent never counts as breaking with a party.
Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 5645 and vote against it. 5 signed when it was filed.
Organizations that named H.R. 5645 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.
16 disclosures name this measure. Retrieved from LDA.gov on 2026-10-05. Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from LDA.gov.