ANTITRUST ACTIONS see also Monopolies

Amendments

Appropriations: making urgent supplemental (H.J. Res. 492), 6662, 6673 [27MR], 6822, 6856 [28MR]

Local government officials: clarify application (H.R. 6027), 29911 [4OC]

National Productivity and Innovation Act: enact (S. 1841), 21609, 21631 [31JY]

Universal Telephone Service Preservation Act: enact (S. 1660), 55 [23JA], 701 [27JA]

Analyses

Universal Telephone Service Preservation Act (S. 1660): Dept. of Defense, 516, 537 [26JA]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 6027, Local Government Antitrust Act, 29926 [4OC]

———S. 1841, National Productivity and Innovation Act, 23456 [9AU]

Articles and editorials

Caution—Too Much Antitrust Could Harm the Economy's Health, 23644 [10AU]

Chevron v. the National Resources Council (excerpt), 19541 [28JN]

Congress Misdials on Phone Break-Up, 34 [23JA]

Corporate Takeovers Likely To Reduce Exploration Spending (excerpt), 6665 [27MR]

Economics of Corporate Takeovers (excerpt), 6665 [27MR]

Hacking Away at the FTC, 19546 [28JN]

Hollings Charges Illegal FTC Lobbying Tactics, 19553 [28JN]

Nine Billion Dollars Phone Bill?, 33 [23JA]

Of Politics and Telephones, 33 [23JA]

Oil Company Mergers, 3782 [29FE], 6814 [28MR]

Oil Industry Mergers, 6670 [27MR]

Subsidizing Rural Phones, 32 [23JA]

Tax Tax, Merge Merge, 6669, 6689 [27MR]

Taxi Industry (excerpt), 14609 [31MY]

Taxicab Regulations (excerpt), 19545 [28JN]

Telephone Access Charges, 27 [23JA], 199 [24JA]

Telephone Dangers, 32 [23JA]

Universal Phone Ripoff, 33 [23JA]

Bills and resolutions

Agricultural products: rights of certain sellers (see S. 2835)

———rights of sellers (see H.R. 5264)

Courts: consolidation of antitrust actions (see S. 2260)

———consolidation of related, multidistrict civil cases (see S. 2454)

Local government officials: concurrence in Senate amendment to H.R. 6027 with an amendment (see H. Res. 613)

Local governments: clarify application (see H.R. 5573, 6027)

———clarify application of laws (see H.R. 5992, 5993)

Petroleum: moratorium on certain acquisitions of domestic companies by other major energy concerns (see H.R. 5175)

———prevent acquisition of domestic companies by other major energy concerns (see H.R. 5042)

Price fixing: contribution of damages attributable to an agreement by two or more persons to maintain or stabilize prices (see S. 3060; H.R. 6424)

Research and development programs: modify application of laws with respect to joint ventures and mergers (see H.R. 5830)

Sports: clarify application to professional leagues (see S. Res. 462)

Colloquies

Oil company mergers: Senator Johnston with James Lee, 6692 [27MR]

Comments

FCC access charge on telephone service: Iowa State Commerce Commission, 539 [26JA]

Court decisions

Local government claims for immunity under antitrust laws: Supreme Court, 19538, 19545 [28JN]

Monsanto v. Spray Rite (vertical price fixing): Supreme Court, 7005 [29MR]

U.S. v. Western Electric Co., Inc., 26 [23JA], 524 [26JA]

Explanations

Local Government Antitrust Act, H.R. 6027, 32224 [11OC]

Factsheets

Mega Mergers—The Incredible Shrinking Oil Industry, Salomon Brothers, Inc., 6114 [21MR]

Letters

Antitrust action enforcement: Dept. of Justice, 21608 [31JY]

Antitrust immunity for local governments: Alan Beals, National League of Cities, 26215 [20SE]

———FTC, 19541 [28JN]

———Lake County, IL and Grayslake, IL, officials, 29083 [3OC]

———National Association of Counties, 32220 [11OC]

———National League of Cities, 19545 [28JN]

———Senators Dixon and Percy, 29086 [3OC]

———(sundry), 29078, 29079, 29083 [3OC]

FCC access charge on telephone service: Alfred E. Kahn, 551 [26JA]

———American Library Association, 546 [26JA]

———Association of Research Libraries, 546 [26JA]

———AT&T, 522 [26JA], 702 [27JA]

———Bell Atlantic, 522 [26JA], 702 [27JA]

———Central Services Organizations, 522 [26JA], 702 [27JA]

———Charles L. Brown for AT&T, 402 [25JA]

———Dept. of Defense, 515, 537 [26JA]

———Doug Estes, 407 [25JA]

———Economics and Technology, Inc., 197-199 [24JA]

———George Crouch, 407 [25JA]

———Golden West Telephone Cooperative, 406 [25JA]

———Ingebert Fauske, 407 [25JA]

———Iowa State Commerce Commission, 539 [26JA]

———Kansas Telephone Association, 39 [23JA]

———Ken Poppe, 407 [25JA]

———Kenneth J. Arrow, 200 [24JA]

———Leland L. Johnson, 548 [26JA]

———libraries (sundry), 543-546 [26JA]

———Mark S. Fowler, FCC Chairman, 521 [26JA]

———Senator Dixon, 196, 200 [24JA]

———Senator Dole, 34 [23JA]

———Senator Exon, 401 [25JA]

———Senator Tower, 515 [26JA]

———several Senators, 35-37 [23JA]

———Twin Valley Telephone Inc., 38 [23JA]

———University of South Dakota, 545 [26JA]

———William B. Garrison, Jr., 549-551 [26JA]

FTC lobbying actions relative to local government claims for immunity under antitrust laws: exchange between Senator Hollings and Chairman Miller, 19548-19554 [28JN]

Impact of AT&T divestiture: American Information Technologies, 525 [26JA]

———BellSouth Corp., 525 [26JA]

———Charles L. Brown for AT&T, 524 [26JA]

———Dept. of Justice, 524 [26JA]

———Mountain Bell, 524 [26JA]

———Northwestern Bell, 524 [26JA]

———NYNEX Corp., 525 [26JA]

———Pacific Northwest Bell, 524 [26JA]

———Southwestern Bell, 524 [26JA]

Texaco-Getty Oil merger: Senator Lautenberg and Representative Florio, 3786 [29FE]

Lists

FCC actions relative to access charge on telephone service, 546 [26JA]

Kansas Coordinating Committee telephone company members, 39 [23JA]

Memorandums

5th Amendment and Tucker Act Issues in Federal Antitrust Municipality Exemption Proposals, 31955 [11OC]

Memorials of legislature

Illinois, 21717 [31JY], 23323 [9AU]

Iowa, 13082 [21MY]

Kansas, 18978 [26JN], 19642 [28JN]

Michigan, 16157 [13JN]

Virginia, 4529 [5MR], 5736 [15MR], 12440 [16MY]

Motion

Universal Telephone Service Preservation Act: enact (S. 1660), 407 [25JA]

Orders

Telephone access charge delay: FCC, 39 [23JA]

Petitions

Clarify application to local governments: Arlington, TX, City Council, 6999 [29MR]

———Borough of Kenai Peninsula, AK, 19642 [28JN]

———Clifton Forge, VA, City Council, 15613 [11JN]

———Falls Church, VA, City Council, 4764 [7MR]

———Kansas City, MO, City Council, 12440 [16MY]

———Norfolk, VA, City Council, 12599 [16MY]

———Stafford County, VA, Board of Supervisors, 13048 [21MY]

Press releases

Committee to act on city antitrust bill: House Committee on the Judiciary, 19542 [28JN]

Remarks in House

Electric Consumers' Railroad Antimonopoly Act: enact (H.R. 4559), 31442 [10OC]

Federal antitrust laws: enforcement of certain, 14609-14616 [31MY]

Freight rates: protect shippers and consumers against monopolistic (H.R. 4559), 31442 [10OC]

Local Government Antitrust Act: enact (H.R. 6027), conference report, 32217, 32228 [11OC]

National Productivity and Innovation Act: enact (S. 1841), 23453 [9AU], 23958 [10AU]

———enact (S. 1841), appointment of conferees, 23456 [9AU]

———enact (S. 1841), conference report, 28110 [1OC], 28115 [4OC]

———enact (S. 1841), permission to file conference report, 26359 [20SE]

Oil companies: mergers, 6580 [27MR], 6870 [28MR]

Taxicab industry: enforcement of certain Federal antitrust laws, 14609-14616 [31MY]

Remarks in Senate

Antitrust actions: consolidation of certain (S. 2260), 2117 [7FE]

Antitrust policy: vertical price fixing agreements, 7005 [29MR]

Appropriations: making urgent supplemental (H.J. Res. 492), 6662-6694 [27MR], 6812-6833 [28MR]

Bumpers, Senator: horse trading story, 6814 [28MR]

Commission on Oil Industry Mergers, Acquisitions, and Royalty Trusts (Special): establish, 6662-6694 [27MR]

Corporate Distribution Tax Reform Act: introduction (S. 2447), 5884-5887 [20MR]

Courts: consolidation of civil antitrust cases (S. 2454), 6160 [21MR]

Local government: antitrust immunity, 29060, 29078-29087 [3OC], 29926 [4OC]

———conditions for claims immunity under antitrust laws application, 19535-19556 [28JN]

Local Government Antitrust Act: enact (H.R. 6027), 32437 [12OC]

———enact (H.R. 6027), appointment of conferees, 29926 [4OC]

———enact (H.R. 6027), conference report, 31952-31957 [11OC]

———enact (S. 1578), 14152 [24MY], 26214 [20SE]

———enact (S. 1578; H.R. 6027), 32455 [14NO]

Mineral rights: limit leasing authority relative to corporate mergers, 3790-3796 [29FE]

National Productivity and Innovation Act: enact (S. 1841), 20159 [29JN], 21601 [31JY], 22873 [8AU], 23643 [10AU]

———enact (S. 1841), conference report, 26938-26942 [26SE]

———enact (S. 1841), time-limitation agreement, 21601 [31JY]

Oil companies: mergers, 3782-3787, 3790-3796 [29FE], 5884 [20MR], 6114-6118, 6136-6138 [21MR], 6662-6694 [27MR], 6812-6834 [28MR], 7129 [29MR]

———monitor purchase of facilities by foreign investors (S. 2989), 25017 [12SE]

Petroleum Foreign Investment Disclosure Act: enact (S. 2989), 25017 [12SE]

Price fixing: equity in settlement of claims (S. 3060), 29166 [3OC]

Professional sports leagues: relating to application of antitrust laws (S. Res. 462), 28406 [2OC]

Taxicab regulations: local government jurisdiction, 19536-19556 [28JN]

Telephones: provide support to ensure service (S. Res. 308), 221 [24JA]

Texaco-Getty Oil: merger, 2605 [9FE], 3782, 3786, 3793-3796 [29FE], 5884 [20MR]

Universal Telephone Service Preservation Act: enact (S. 1660), 22-40 [23JA], 189 [24JA], 399-407 [25JA], 515 [26JA], 912 [30JA], 1366 [1FE], 15844 [12JN]

Reports

Clarify Application of Federal Antitrust Laws to Local Governments: committee of conference (H.R. 6027) (H. Rept. 98-1158), 31441, 31708 [10OC]

———Committee on Rules (H.R. 6027; H. Res. 616) (H. Rept. 98-1161), 31708 [10OC]

———Committee on the Judiciary (H.R. 6027) (H. Rept. 98-965), 23102 [8AU]

———Committee on the Judiciary (S. 1578), 16668 [15JN]

———Committee on the Judiciary (S. 1578) (S. Rept. 98-593), 23824 [10AU]

Joint Research and Development Act (H.R. 5041)—Attorney's Fees, 21606 [31JY]

National Productivity and Innovation Act (S. 1841)—Additional Views, 21607 [31JY]

———committee of conference (S. 1841) (S. Rept. 98-1044), 26589 [24SE]

———Committee on the Judiciary (S. 1841) (S. Rept. 98-427), 10878 [3MY]

Oil Company Mergers: Committee on Finance, 6670, 6674 [27MR]

Promote Research and Development, Encourage Innovation, and Stimulate Trade: committee of conference (S. 1841), 26513-26519 [21SE]

Rulings of the Chair

Local Government Antitrust Act: enact (H.R. 6027), 32219 [11OC]

Statements

Antitrust Activity Relative to Local Governments: Milton Handler, 14153 [24MY]

Corporate Mergers: Senator Gorton, 3783 [29FE]

FCC Access Charge on Telephone Service: Alfred E. Kahn, 201 [24JA]

Impact of AT&T Divestiture: Alfred E. Kahn, 529 [26JA]

Local Government Claims for Immunity Under Antitrust Laws: U.S. Conference of Mayors, 19537 [28JN]

Oil Company Mergers: E. F. Hutton & Co., Inc., 6813 [28MR]

———sundry excerpts, 3782 [29FE], 6820 [28MR]

Story

Horse Trading Ventures: Senator Bumpers, 6814 [28MR]

Studies

Economic Issues of a Changing Telecommunications Industry: Joint Committee on Economics, 530-535 [26JA]

FCC Access Charge on Telephone Service: CBO, 400 [25JA]

Megamergers—The Incredible Shrinking Oil Industry: Salomon Brothers, 6663 [27MR], 6818 [28MR]

Oil Company Mergers: FTC (excerpt), 6670 [27MR]

Telephones—Pricing Problem: Joint Committee on Economics, 203 [24JA]

Tables

Crude oil, condensate, and natural gas liquid reserves, 6685 [27MR]

Revenue allocation of universal telephone service fund, 525 [26JA]

Socal-Gulf Oil merger (selected data), 6694 [27MR]

Substantial energy reserve holders, 6680, 6681 [27MR]

Texts of

S. 1841, National Productivity and Innovation Act, 23454 [9AU]

S. 2260, antitrust action consolidation, 2118 [7FE]

S. 2447, Corporate Distribution Tax Reform Act, 5887-5889 [20MR]

S. 2454, consolidation of civil antitrust cases, 6161 [21MR]

S. 3060, equity in settlement of price-fixing claims, 29167 [3OC]

S. Res. 308, provide support to ensure service, 221 [24JA]

S. Res. 462, relating to application of antitrust laws to professional sports leagues, 28406 [2OC]