HR 6546

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.

Bill status

Status

Reported

Sponsor

Rep. Roger Williams [R-TX-25]

Cosponsors

2

Policy area

Finance and Financial Sector

Introduced

2025-12-09

Latest action

2026-02-25: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 453.

Committee referrals

• Financial Services Committee: House · Reported By · 2026-02-25
• Financial Services Committee: House · Markup By · 2025-12-17
• Financial Services Committee: House · Markup By · 2025-12-16
• Financial Services Committee: House · Referred To · 2025-12-09

Recent actions

• 2026-02-25: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 453.
• 2026-02-25: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-528.
• 2026-02-25: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-528.
• 2025-12-17: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 52 - 0.
• 2025-12-17: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held