Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009

3.0.0 146 2022-02-03T06:10:07Z 2022-02-03T06:10:07Z Senate S S 2009-01-06 111 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2009-03-18T21:48:08Z Referred to 2009-01-06T21:40:39Z S. Rept. 111-9 Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009 111 233 HR 2010-11-30 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 399. Related bill House Text similarities House 2009-06-01 Senate Cloture motion on the motion to proceed withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate. (consideration: CR S5908) Floor 2009-05-21 Senate Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S5887) Floor 2009-05-21 Senate Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S5887; text: CR S5887) Floor 2009-05-21 Senate Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S5887) Floor 2009-03-18 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 33. Calendars 2009-03-18 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment. With written report No. 111-9. Committee 2009-03-18 Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment. With written report No. 111-9. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssju00 Judiciary Committee 2009-03-05 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported favorably. Committee 2009-01-06 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S130-131) IntroReferral 2009-01-06 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S129-130) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2009-01-06 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000305 Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] HERBERT KOHL D WI H. N V000127 Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] David Vitter R LA 2009-01-06 True L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2009-01-06 True F000061 Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] RUSSELL FEINGOLD D WI D. 2009-01-06 True S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2009-01-06 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2009-01-06 True D000432 Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] BYRON DORGAN D ND LESLIE 2009-01-06 True R000361 Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] JAY ROCKEFELLER D WV 2009-01-06 True K000373 Sen. Kaufman, Edward E. [D-DE] Edward Kaufman D DE E. 2009-02-25 False W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2009-03-16 False 2009-03-30 T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT 2009-03-30 False H000206 Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] THOMAS HARKIN D IA RICHARD 2009-05-04 False H000338 Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] ORRIN HATCH R UT GRANT 2009-06-01 False F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN 2009-11-03 False J000177 Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] TIM JOHNSON D SD 2009-11-20 False 2009-03-12T04:00:00Z S. 146, Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009 http://www.cbo.gov/publication/20509 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on March 5, 2009</p> 2009-03-12T04:00:00Z S. 146, Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20509 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on March 5, 2009 Commerce Civil actions and liability Competition and antitrust Railroads Transportation costs Commerce

00 2009-01-06 Introduced in Senate 2009-01-16T14:54:42Z Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009 - Amends the Clayton Act to grant the United States exclusive authority to bring suit for injunctive relief against a common carrier that is not a rail common carrier subject to the jurisdiction of the Surface Transportation Board (STB).

Revises provisions prohibiting anticompetitive transactions except for those approved by specified federal agencies acting under certain statutes to eliminate the exemption for certain STB approved transactions.

Provides that, in any civil action against a rail common carrier, the U.S. district court shall not be required to defer to the primary jurisdiction of the STB.

Empowers the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to regulate, and engage in antitrust enforcement regarding, collective rate agreements and certain transactions, including railroad mergers and acquisitions.

Permits treble damages against railroad common carriers in antitrust suits to parties injured by antitrust violations without regard to whether such railroads have filed rates or whether a complaint challenging rates has been filed.

Amends federal transportation law to terminate the exemptions from antitrust laws for collective ratemaking agreements.

Requires the STB, when reviewing a proposed agreement, to take into account its impact upon shippers, consumers, and affected communities.

Revises STB authority to provide that a rail carrier, corporation, or a person participating in an approved transaction is not exempt from specified antitrust laws. Makes such provision inapplicable to any transaction relating to the pooling of railroad cars approved by the STB or its predecessor agency.

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80 2009-03-18 Reported to Senate without amendment 2009-03-24T18:47:50Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009 - Amends the Clayton Act to grant the United States exclusive authority to bring suit for injunctive relief against a common carrier that is not a rail common carrier subject to the jurisdiction of the Surface Transportation Board (STB).

Provides that, in any civil action against a rail common carrier, the U.S. district court shall not be required to defer to the primary jurisdiction of the STB.

Amends federal transportation law to terminate the exemptions from antitrust laws for collective ratemaking agreements.

Requires the STB, when reviewing a proposed agreement, to take into account its impact upon shippers, consumers, and affected communities.

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Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009 Short Titles as Introduced Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009 Short Titles as Reported to Senate for portions of this bill Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009 S Senate Display Title Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Federal antitrust laws to provide expanded coverage and to eliminate exemptions from such laws that are contrary to the public interest with respect to railroads. Reported to Senate 2009-03-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s146rs/xml/BILLS-111s146rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2009-01-06T05:00:00Z 2009-06-01 Cloture motion on the motion to proceed withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate. (consideration: CR S5908) 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.