For the

week
ending
March
25

Y Y N N N

Antitrust Rules: The House outlawed, 235

-171, Federal Trade Commission use of
administrative judges as well as federal
courts to rule on proposed company mergers.
A yes vote was to kill FTC procedures seen
by critics as unfair to businesses but backed
by consumer groups. (HR 2745)

N N Y Y Y

Corporate Mergers, Drug Costs: The

House defeated, 174-235, a bid by
Democrats to prevent HR 2745 (above) from
applying to proposed corporate mergers that
would lead to unreasonable increases in the
cost of prescription drugs. A yes vote was to
adopt the Democratic motion.

Y Y Y Y Y

Allied Nations Border Security: The House

voted, 371-2, to require American allies to
either meet tough border-security standards
set by the United States or forfeit any U.S.
financial assistance, including foreign aid,
they now receive. A yes vote was to send HR
4314 to the Senate.

KEY VOTES AHEAD

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Congress is in recess the week of March 28. The Senate will return to
legislative work on April 4 and the House on April 11.