3.0.0 1737 2023-01-15T08:03:19Z 2023-01-15T08:03:19Z Senate S S 2003-10-15 108 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2003-10-15T23:58:26Z 2004-03-30 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3317) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2004-03-22 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2836-2839) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2003-10-15 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2003-10-15 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12621) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2003-10-15 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR N D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2003-11-13 False M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2003-11-13 False B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2004-04-08 False F000061 Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] RUSSELL FEINGOLD D WI D. 2004-05-11 False C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2004-06-15 False Commerce Antitrust law Competition Consumer protection Corporate mergers Crime and Law Enforcement Gasoline Injunctions Law Petroleum industry Petroleum refineries Retail trade Wholesale trade Commerce 00 2003-10-15 Introduced in Senate 2004-01-09T19:01:01Z Gasoline Free Market Competition Act of 2003 - Amends the Clayton Act to prohibit any person engaging in commerce from: (1) imposing any condition, agreement, or understanding between a crude oil refiner and a motor fuel distributor that limits or prevents the distributor from supplying branded gasoline to independent motor fuel retailers in a highly concentrated market, unless the limitation can be proven not to injure, destroy, or limit competition; (2) selling the same brand of gasoline (if that person is a refiner) to retailers owned or controlled by that refiner in a highly concentrated market at different prices than the refiner charges to its independent dealers, or selling to independent dealers in the same relevant geographic market at different prices if those dealers are located in a highly concentrated market; or (3) engaging in any other practice that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) determines would be likely to reduce supply or increase the price of gasoline in a highly concentrated market.

Directs the FTC or the Attorney General to provide notice to each refiner, distributor, and retailer doing business in a highly concentrated market that such market is a "consumer watch zone" subject to specified conditions.

Prohibits the FTC or the Attorney General from approving any combination that would create a highly concentrated market that would injure, destroy, or limit competition.

Authorizes State attorneys general to bring civil actions in U.S. district court.

]]> Gasoline Free Market Competition Act of 2003 Display Title Gasoline Free Market Competition Act of 2003 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Clayton Act to enhance the authority of the Federal Trade Commission or the Attorney General to prevent anticompetitive practices in tightly concentrated gasoline markets. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Gasoline Free Market Competition Act of 2003 Introduced in Senate 2003-10-15T04:00:00Z 2004-03-30 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3317) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.