H.R. 5546 - Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2008
- Sponsor:
- John Conyers, Jr.
- Summary:
- To amend the antitrust laws to ensure competitive market-based rates and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill has passed through committee and has been put on a legislative calendar.
Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2008
H.R. 5546 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)
- Summary
- To amend the antitrust laws to ensure competitive market-based rates and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems. (by CRS)
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- Title
- To amend the antitrust laws to ensure competitive market-based rates and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems.
- Other Titles
- Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2008
- Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2008
- Sponsor
- John Conyers, Jr.
- Co-Sponsors
- Philip English
- Christopher Cannon
- Sheila Jackson Lee
- Walter B. Jones
- William Delahunt
- John Peterson
- Christopher Carney
- Heath Shuler
- Charles Melancon
- Keith Ellison
- Jesse L. Jackson Jr.
- Ralph M. Hall
- John Boozman
- Patrick J. Tiberi
- Bill Shuster
- Jerry McNerney
- James Marshall
- Joe Wilson
- Charles A. Gonzalez
- Chaka Fattah
- Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.
- Ron Klein
- Thomas Allen
- Zoe Lofgren
- John Sullivan
- Peter J. Visclosky
- Jon Porter
- Nick J. Rahall II
- David Davis
- Steve King
- John A. Yarmuth
- Betty McCollum
- Steve Kagen
- Anthony Weiner
- Peter Welch
- Russ Carnahan
- Zach Wamp
- Jay Inslee
- Bart Stupak
- Eddie Bernice Johnson
- Louie Gohmert
- Peter Hoekstra
- Ed Whitfield
- Brian Baird
- Todd Russell Platts
- Subjects
- Business
- Administrative law judges
- Antitrust law
- Contracts
- Credit cards
- Debit cards
- Fees
- Finance
- Law
- Retail trade
- Related Bills
- Major Actions
Introduced 3/06/2008 Referred to Committee - Bill History
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There have been no votes on this bill.
Action Date Description Introduced 3/06/2008 3/06/2008 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E318-319) 3/06/2008 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. 5/15/2008 Hearing Held by the Task Force on Competition Policy and Antitrust Laws. 7/16/2008 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Put on a legislative calendar 7/16/2008 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 16. 10/03/2008 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 110-913. Put on a legislative calendar 10/03/2008 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 588. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
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