Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act · House · Sep 29, 2022 · 242–184
Fund antitrust enforcement with merger fees
Share voting the stated Tech and AI position (nay)
47%
$10K+: 159 of 338 covered members
vs
27%
Below $10K: 23 of 86 covered members
Compare within each recorded party
Democrats: $10K+ 10% (16/163); below $10K 0% (0/56).
Republicans: $10K+ 82% (143/175); below $10K 77% (23/30).
Party comes from Voteview’s member record for the roll call’s Congress and may not capture changes within that Congress. Party splits do not adjust for tenure, committee roles or the mix of selected votes. Small groups can produce unstable percentages.
$84K
average traced funding, with industry; 182 covered members
$61K
average traced funding, against industry; 242 covered members
2
voting members excluded for unavailable coverage
$10K+, voted with industry
- David Valadao$368K
- Ken Calvert$365K
- Pete Aguilar$350K
- Zoe Lofgren$327K
- Mike Rogers$317K
$10K+, voted against industry
- Hakeem Jeffries$338K
- Frank Pallone$330K
- Adam Smith$322K
- Suzan DelBene$280K
- James Clyburn$278K
Raised filing fees on the biggest mergers to pay for antitrust enforcement and let states pick the court for antitrust suits. Big Tech lobbied against it. This is a retrospective comparison. Funding includes covered 2020–2026 election cycles and may have arrived after the vote. It does not measure whether money changed a vote. 2 voting members excluded for unavailable coverage. Threshold: $10K in traced funding.
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