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SJRES13Enacted into Law

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency of the Department of the Treasury relating to the review of applications under the Bank Merger Act.

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Introduced
In Committee
Passed One Chamber
Passed Both
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-02-04
Introduced
5
Cosponsors
SJRES
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Type

Sponsor

John Kennedy
John Kennedy
Republican · LA · Senator
Votes with party: 75.1% (843 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/K000393

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (5)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

5 cosponsors on record at Congress.gov. The named list is syncing into Govwatch and will appear here shortly — view on Congress.gov in the meantime.

Latest Action

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Became Public Law No: 119-19.

2025-06-20

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban AffairsDischarged From · 2025-05-06

Previously

  • Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban AffairsReferred To · 2025-02-04

Plain-English Summary

This joint resolution nullifies the final rule issued by the Department of the Treasury’s Office of the Comptroller of the Currency titled Business Combinations Under the Bank Merger Act and published on September 25, 2024. The rule revises procedures for reviewing applications for proposed bank mergers, such as by removing automatic approvals under an expedited review procedure and by discontinuing streamlined application forms.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Finance and Financial Sector
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