CONSUMERS

Addresses

Bell Breakup—New Opportunities To Diversify: James MacAllister, 7746 [4AP]

Cigarette Smolder Resistance in Upholstered Furniture: Terrence M. Scanlon, 11961 [10MY]

Consumer Product Safety—A Public Policy Issue: Nancy H. Steorts, 30850-30852 [9OC]

CPSC Recognition Day: Nancy H. Steorts, 16666, 16668 [15JN]

Deregulation of Airline Industry: Richard J. Ferris, 2697 [21FE]

Product Liability—Moral Obligations of Corporations: Miles W. Lord, 20741-20742 [24JY]

Reagan Administration's Position on Consumer Issues: Representative Dingell, 3037 [22FE]

Retail Industry Trade Action Coalition: Bill Andres (excerpt), 20314 [29JN]

Amendments

Children's Products Safety Act: enact (H.R. 5818), 28840, 29181 [3OC]

Conservation Service Reform Act: enact (H.R. 5946), 28859 [3OC]

Credit and Debit Card Counterfeiting and Fraud Act: enact (S. 1870), 9862, 9863 [25AP], 9891 [26AP]

Credit cards: treatment of sales transactions (S. 2336), 3647, 3654, 3673 [28FE]

Federal Antitampering Act: enact (H.R. 2174), 14089, 14128 [24MY]

———enact (H.R. 2174), Senate amendments, 14300 [24MY]

Food, drugs, or cosmetics: penalties for adulterating (H.R. 2174), 14089, 14128 [24MY]

———penalties for adulterating (H.R. 2174), Senate amendments, 14300 [24MY]

Product Liability Act: enact (S. 44), 23352 [9AU]

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

Analyses

Draft Legislative Proposal To Increase Authority To Refuse To Provide or To Withdraw Inspection Service, 20886 [25JY]

Electronic Computer Mail Postage Rate: Business Corp. of America, 4318 [5MR]

Expedited Funds Availability Act (H.R. 5301), 6994 [29MR]

Honey Research, Promotion, and Consumer Information Act (H.R. 5358), 29932-29934 [4OC]

Hydroelectric Powerplant Relicensing Proceedings (S. 2710), 14114 [24MY]

Meat and Poultry Inspection Act (S. 2860), 20887 [25JY]

Treatment of Credit Card Sales Transactions (S. 2336), 3151, 3193 [23FE]

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

Articles and editorials

Air Bags Are a Proven ``Vaccine'', 26639 [24SE]

Bank's New Services Prompt Higher Fees (excerpt), 24967 [12SE]

Bring References When You Bank in New York, 25333 [13SE]

Building Blocks for Health Care Reform, 7113-7115 [29MR]

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

Credit Cards—Who Pays?, 3652 [28FE]

Drawing Limits on Liability, 9076 [12AP]

FCC Probes Charges That Cable-TV Firms Face Improper Fees, 5087 [8MR]

Hallissey Asks ATC To Approve DPP Replacement Program, 11262 [8MY]

Make Product Liability Fairer, 10817 [3MY]

Natural Gas Surplus Will Slightly Lower Prices, Official Says, 24731 [10SE]

New Directions in Product Safety Regulation, 30852-30854 [9OC]

New England Utilities Need Regional Electric Planning, 7751 [4AP]

New Handcuffs on the Cops, 25697 [17SE]

New Policy on Deceptive Advertising Erodes Consumer Protection, 657 [26JA]

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

Not Too Much Pepper, Thank You, 11466 [8MY]

Notable and Quotable, 32552 [12OC]

Of Politics and Telephones, 33 [23JA]

Plastic Credit for Uncle, 3652 [28FE]

Polls—Public Endorses Mandatory Seat Belt Use, 30766 [5OC]

Power Giveaway, 21395 [27JY]

Product Liability Laws Need Uniformity, 1804 [3FE]

Product Liability's Confusion and Cost, 19210 [27JN]

Reagan Endorses Senate ``Uniform Liability'' Bill, 30248 [4OC]

Reagan's Pushing a Public Rip-Off on Price Fixing, 442 [25JA]

Renewed Interest in Food Irradiation, 11116 [7MY]

Soaring Legal Costs—Even Lawyers Are Worried, 22656 [7AU]

Social Importance of Corporate Profits, 2939 [22FE]

South v. North on Hoover Power, 21395 [27JY]

Subsidizing Rural Phones, 32 [23JA]

Suing the Manufacturer, 10817 [3MY]

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

Telephone Dangers, 32 [23JA]

Three Senators Offer Measures To Help LILCO Out of Crisis, 8696 [11AP]

Treating Food With Irradiation—FDA Cautious About Approval of Process, 11114 [7MY]

U.S. Rejects LILCO Bond Plan, 8696 [11AP]

Uniform Laws Sensible, 2564 [9FE]

Uniform Product Liability Law Needed at Federal Level, 2142 [7FE]

Universal Phone Ripoff, 33 [23JA]

Utility Twists in the Wind, 11068 [3MY]

Why Hoover Dam's ``Dirt Cheap'' Power May Stay in the Hands of a Few, 21396 [27JY]

Bills and resolutions

Aeronautics: enforcement authority over CAB regulations (see H.R. 5507)

———protection of passengers left stranded by scheduled airline unable to provide service (see S. 2645; H.R. 5230)

Appliances: information program to enhance energy efficiency (see S. 2631; H.R. 5582)

Bankruptcy: protection of passengers left stranded by scheduled airline unable to provide service (see H.R. 5230)

Check deposits: availability restriction (see H.R. 5360)

Controlled Substances Act: strengthen authority (see H.R. 4698)

Credit cards: permanent ban on surcharges (see S. 2673; H.R. 5026)

Credit transactions: preempt State usury ceilings on business, agriculture, and consumer loans (see H.R. 5679)

Dept. of Energy: distribution of collected overcharges to consumers (see S. 2287)

Drugs: expand medical freedom of choice by regulating them solely to assure their safety (see H.R. 5824)

Food: labeling (see S. 2368)

Food irradiation: promote as postharvest treatment (see H.R. 5605)

Hazardous substances: prevent diversion (see H.R. 4698)

Health: cost containment through competitive medical plans and preferred provider arrangements (see S. 2501)

———Sec. of HHS study on how information programs have affected marketplaces (see S. 2503)

Housing: requirements and restrictions regarding retention and furnishing of information by consumer reporting agencies on individuals renting residential property (see H.R. 5942)

Leases and rental-purchase agreements: required information and ownership options (see H.R. 5423)

Mandatory Fish Inspection Act: enact (see H.R. 6094)

Meat and poultry: authority of Sec. of Agriculture to refuse to provide or withdraw inspection service at processing plants (see S. 2860)

Motor vehicles: information on fuel efficiency standards (see S. 2632; H.R. 5583)

———modify certain provisions requiring warranties of emission control systems (see H.R. 5908)

———performance warranty for emission systems (see H.R. 4960)

———protection of consumers and dealers from unfair price discrimination in manufacturer sales to fleet purchasers (see S. 2770)

———protection of consumers and dealers from unfair price discrimination in sale by manufacturers (see H.R. 5305)

National Library of Medicine: clearinghouse for health education and information (see H.R. 6049)

Pesticides: emergency action in case of imminent hazard (see H.R. 4939)

Product warranties: availability of spare parts (see H.R. 5108)

Progressive consumption tax (see H.R. 5841)

Rabbits: mandatory meat inspection (see H.R. 5069)

Television: retransmission of local programs to cable system subscribers (see S. 2593)

Toxic Substances Control Act: amend (see S. 3075)

Toys: notice of repair, replacement, and refund for defective (see H.R. 5818)

Broadcasts

Uniform product liability laws: WRJN-Radio (Racine, WI), 2565 [9FE]

Comments

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

Court decisions

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

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

Essays

Wise Use of Consumer Credit: Katherine Ravenscraft, 13111 [21MY]

Examples

Financial institutions delayed funds disclosure statement, 24962 [12SE]

Financial institutions delayed funds policy statement, 24962 [12SE]

Factsheets

Natural gas prices, 927 [30JA]

Too Much Room at the Inn, 22064 [1AU]

Letters

Committee action on the Conservation Service Reform Act (H.R. 5946): Senator McClure, 28860 [3OC]

Consumer protection for airline passengers: Pederson Travel Service, 11262 [8MY]

Credit card sales transactions: sundry, 3648 [28FE]

Credit card surcharges: American Express Co., 9226 [12AP]

———Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, 9227 [12AP]

———Comptroller of the Currency Conover, 9229 [12AP]

———Consumer Federation of America, 9231 [12AP]

———FTC, 9230 [12AP]

———National Retail Merchants Association, 9227, 9232 [12AP]

———sundry, 9229 [12AP]

Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act: FDA, 24978 [12SE]

Electronic computer mail postage rate: American Postal Workers, 4883 [8MR]

———Business Corp. of America, 4317 [5MR]

———Postmaster General Bolger, 15608 [11JN]

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]

———John Sloan, Jr., for the National Federation of Independent Business, Inc., 10720 [2MY]

———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]

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]

———several Members of Congress, 10720 [2MY]

———Southwestern Bell, 524 [26JA]

Impact of the Administration's tax policies on business and the consumer: Walter S. Mason, Jr., 22064 [1AU]

Long Island Lighting Co. utility classification: several Senators, 8695 [11AP]

Nonprofit bibliographic service charges: Mark S. Fowler, 15845 [12JN]

———several Senators, 15845 [12JN]

———South Dakota librarians, 15844 [12JN]

Prices and supply of home heating oil: New Jersey Department of Energy, 20616 [24JY]

———several Senators, 20616 [24JY]

Recapitalization of Credit Unions: Navy Memphis Federal Credit Union, 23370 [9AU]

Recommendation for enactment of the Petroleum Overcharge Restitution Act (S. 2370): Dept. of Energy, 3809 [29FE]

Referral of the Product Liability Act (S. 44): Senator Riegle, 29253 [3OC]

Review of telephone rates: FCC, 29702 [4OC]

———William Freidman for Continental Telecom, Inc., 29702 [4OC]

Trade barrier laws relative to milk industry: H. P. Hood, Inc., 23288 [9AU]

———Milk Distributors Association of the Philadelphia Area, Inc., 23289 [9AU]

———New Jersey Dept. of Agriculture, 23288 [9AU]

———New Jersey Milk Industry Association, Inc., 23288 [9AU]

———Public Citizen, Congress Watch, 23289 [9AU]

Utility rates in Ohio: Representative Kaptur, 9620 [12AP]

Lists

Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act textile industry supporters, 24979 [12SE]

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

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

Mailgrams

Electronic computer mail postage rate: National Association of Letter Carriers, 5891 [20MR]

Memorandums

Natural Gas Issues—Supply, Demand, and Price Effects by Region: Library of Congress (summary), 12387 [16MY]

Memorials of legislature

Colorado, 12598 [16MY], 13080 [21MY]

Motion

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

Orders

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

Papers

Regulatory Reform—Laboratory of Democracy: Charles L. Kennedy, 16798 [15JN]

Petitions

Cable television legislation: Bridgewater, NJ, Township Council, 12599 [16MY], 13080 [21MY]

———Cambridge, MA, City Council, 12090 [14MY]

———Carteret, NJ, Borough Council, 14345 [24MY]

———Manasquan, NJ, Borough Council, 13080 [21MY]

———Middlesex, NJ, Borough Council, 13048 [21MY]

———Peapack-Gladstone, NJ, Borough Council, 13048 [21MY]

———River Edge, NJ, Borough Council, 13080 [21MY], 13962 [23MY]

———Saddle Brook, NJ, Township Council, 13962 [23MY]

———Ship Bottom, NJ, Borough Council, 12089 [14MY], 12439 [16MY]

———Waldwick, NJ, Borough Council, 12089 [14MY], 12438 [16MY]

———Watchung, NJ, Borough Council, 13048 [21MY]

Consumer protection: Southern Health Association, 23323 [9AU]

Remarks in House

Airline passengers: provide for consumer protection (H.R. 5230), 6482 [22MR], 26060 [19SE]

———require lifevests on commercial airlines (H.R. 5518), 11465 [8MY]

Amusement Park Safety Act: enact (H.R. 5790), 25952 [18SE], 27595 [27SE]

Auto and oil industry mergers: investigate (H.R. 5153), 7579 [3AP]

Automobile Consumer Protection Act: enact (H.R. 3827), 3860 [29FE]

Automobile industry: executive bonuses, 10918 [3MY]

Automobiles: eliminate fleet sale discounts (H.R. 1415), 7650 [3AP]

———eliminate fleet sale discounts (H.R. 5305), 7650 [3AP]

———safety standards, 20428 [29JN]

Cable Telecommunications Act: enact (H.R. 4103), 4854 [7MR], 5087 [8MR]

Catalog and mail-order sales: foreign or U.S. labeling requirement, 24452-24453 [6SE]

Check deposits: availability of funds (H.R. 5360), 7860 [4AP]

———clearing process, 6286 [21MR]

Children's Products Safety Act: enact (H.R. 5818), 22381 [6AU], 29488 [3OC]

Citizen/Labor Energy Coalition: fundraising campaigns, 24541 [6SE]

Competitive Warranty Act: enact, 18464 [22JN]

Consumer credit agreement: terms, 17368 [20JN]

Consumer education: promote, 19439 [27JN]

Consumer leasing: disclosure requirements, 9054 [11AP]

Consumer protection: administration policy, 5804-5805 [15MR]

Credit cards: extend ban on surcharges, 306 [24JA], 757 [30JA]

———extend ban on surcharges (H.R. 5026), 7521-7525 [3AP]

———extension of surcharge prohibition (S. 2335), 3872 [29FE]

———extension of surcharge prohibition (S. 2336), 3582 [28FE]

———preventing fraud and abuse, 3335 [27FE]

Credit costs: disclosure, 17368 [20JN]

Credit practices trade regulation rule: FTC approval, 4816 [7MR]

Diesel car owners: tax rebate (H.R. 6113), 23452 [9AU]

Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act: enact (S. 1538), House amendments, 31729 [10OC]

———enact (S. 1538), technical corrections (S. Con. Res. 141), 25446 [14SE]

Electric Consumers Protection Act: enact (H.R. 4402), 6984 [29MR], 8467 [9AP]

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

Expedited Funds Availability Act: introduction (H.R. 5301), 6994 [29MR]

Families: tax burden, 27181 [26SE]

FDA: regulatory responsibilities for nonprescription drugs, 26636 [24SE]

Federal Antitampering Act: enact (H.R. 2174), Senate amendments, 14300 [24MY]

FERC: consumer legislation and regulatory policy, 1777 [2FE]

Financial services: dispensing on equitable basis, 6286 [21MR]

Food, drugs, or cosmetics: penalties for adulterating (H.R. 2174), Senate amendments, 14300 [24MY]

Food irradiation: promote as postharvest treatment (H.R. 5605), 11088, 11113 [7MY]

Food prices: impact of bad weather, 5491 [14MR]

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

Furniture industry: cigarette smolder resistance in upholstered furniture, 11961 [10MY]

Homeownership, 5240-5244 [13MR]

Honey Research, Promotion, and Consumer Information Act: enact (H.R. 5358), 7889 [4AP], 20653 [24JY], 20657 [30JY]

Hydroelectric power: market pricing (H.R. 4275), Boxer amendment, 10926-10952 [3MY]

———market pricing (H.R. 4275), Boxer amendment (to Albosta clarifying amendment), 10942-10952 [3MY]

Livestock feed: ban addition of antibiotics (H.R. 6370), 30285 [4OC]

Motor Vehicle Passenger Safety Act: enact (H.R. 4175), 19001 [26JN]

Nader, Ralph: consumer protection activities, 32590 [12OC]

Natural gas prices, 10499 [1MY]

NOW accounts: analysis, 30352 [5OC]

Oil and steel industry mergers: investigate impact, 5489 [14MR], 5639 [15MR]

Oil company mergers: investigate impact, 6187 [21MR], 6338 [22MR]

Product liability standards: administration endorsement of national uniform, 30248 [4OC]

Public Interest Hydroelectric Facility Relicensing Reform Act: introduction (H.R. 5299), 6984 [29MR]

Ratepayers: protect from costs of utility company investments, 1892 [6FE]

Retail Industry Trade Action Coalition: formation, 20314 [29JN]

Safety belts: promote regulations requiring use (H.R. 4175), 19001 [26JN]

Savings accounts: uniform disclosure of payable interest rates (H.R. 5232), 6336 [22MR]

Spare parts: availability for consumer goods (H.R. 5108), 5396 [13MR]

Taxation: family burden, 27181 [26SE]

Telephone credit cards: fraudulent use, 7253 [30MR]

Textile industry and fabrics: label whether U.S. or imported product, 24445 [6SE]

Toy Safety Act: enact (H.R. 5630), 11691 [9MY]

Toys: notice and repair, replacement, and refund for defective (H.R. 5818), 22381 [6AU], 29488 [3OC]

Trademark system: preserve (H.R. 6163), 31721 [10OC]

Truth-in-Savings Act: introduction (H.R. 5232), 6336 [22MR]

Remarks in Senate

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

AT&T: impact of divestiture, 7746 [4AP]

Bankruptcy: consumer protection for passengers left stranded by scheduled airline unable to provide service (S. 2645), 11261 [8MY]

Bonneville Power Administration: consumer information, 14143 [24MY]

Burack, Richard: tribute, 27589 [27SE]

Business profits: use to improve services, 2939 [22FE]

CAB: transfer consumer protection authority to Sec. of Transportation, 22879 [8AU]

Children's Products Safety Act: enact (H.R. 5818), 28840 [3OC]

———enact (H.R. 5818), discharged from committee, 27786 [28SE]

———enact (H.R. 5818), unanimous-consent request, 28840 [3OC]

Conservation Service Reform Act: enact (H.R. 5946), 28859-28862 [3OC]

Consumer products: encourage use and improvement of energy efficient appliances (S. 2631), 10884 [3MY]

CPSC: recognition day ceremony, 16666 [15JN]

Credit: program to educate youth on wise use, 13111 [21MY]

Credit and Debit Card Counterfeiting and Fraud Act: enact (S. 1870), 9861-9865 [25AP]

Credit cards: extension of surcharge prohibition, 8656 [11AP]

———extension of surcharge prohibition (S. 2335), 3655 [28FE]

———permanent ban on surcharges (S. 2673), 12175 [15MY]

———treatment of sales transactions (S. 2336), 3150, 3192 [23FE], 3643-3654 [28FE], 9226-9232 [12AP]

———treatment of sales transactions (S. 2336), pass H.R. 4278 in lieu, 3654 [28FE]

———treatment of sales transactions (S. 2336), unanimous-consent agreement, 3643 [28FE]

Credit Unions: improve operations, 23369 [9AU]

Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act: enact (S. 1538), House amendments, 24970, 24978-24979 [12SE]

Electronic computer mail: postage rate, 4316 [5MR], 4883 [8MR], 5891 [20MR], 15608 [11JN]

Federal Antitampering Act: enact (H.R. 2174), 14089 [24MY]

Food, drugs, or cosmetics: penalties for adulterating (H.R. 2174), 14089 [24MY]

Health: cost containment through competitive medical plans and preferred provider arrangements (S. 2501), 7107 [29MR]

Health Care Consumer Information Act: introduction (S. 2503), 7109 [29MR]

Home energy assistance program: reauthorizing appropriations, 3812 [29FE]

Home heating oil: prices and supply, 20616 [24JY]

Honey: provide for expansion of markets (H.R. 5358), 29931-29935 [4OC]

———provide for expansion of markets (H.R. 5358), placed on calendar, 27785 [28SE]

Hoover Dam: Federal policies affecting price of electricity, 21394-21398 [27JY], 21524-21528 [30JY], 21575 [31JY]

Human Services Reauthorization Act: introduction (S. 2374), 3812-3818 [29FE], 10910 [3MY]

Hydroelectric powerplants: new licensing for existing facilities (S. 2711), 14115-14116 [24MY]

———relicensing proceedings (S. 2710), 14113 [24MY]

Keycom Electronic Publishing: videotex service, 8659 [11AP]

Legal costs: increase, 22656 [7AU]

Libraries: telephone access charge for bibliographic services, 15844 [12JN]

Life insurance policies: definition of contract, 8698 [11AP]

Long Island Lighting Co.: utility classification, 8689, 8695 [11AP]

Meat and Poultry Inspection Act: introduction (S. 2860), 20885 [25JY]

Meatpacking industry: enforcement of sanitation rules, 31783 [11OC]

———sanitary requirements, 27657 [28SE]

Motor vehicles: improve fuel efficiency (S. 2632), 10885 [3MY]

———lobbyists' activities preventing Senate consideration of S. 1407, odometer tampering, 30656 [5OC]

———protection of consumers and dealers from unfair price discrimination in manufacturer sales to fleet purchasers (S. 2770), 16577 [14JN], 29230 [3OC]

Natural gas: facilitate competitive pricing (H.R. 4277), 22093 [2AU]

———impose certain restrictions on prices (S. 2465), 6423 [22MR]

———negotiated contract carriage (S. 2575), 9301 [12AP]

———pipeline gas purchase costs, 3603 [28FE], 12387 [16MY], 23637-23642 [10AU]

Natural Gas Market Adjustment Act: enact (S. 2065), 617 [26JA]

Natural Gas Market Correction Act: introduction (S. 2230), 677 [27JA]

``Natural Gas Price Increases in Kansas City, MO'': GAO report findings, 3603 [28FE]

Petroleum Consumer Overcharge Restitution Act: introduction (S. 2287), 2490 [9FE]

Petroleum Overcharge Restitution Act: introduction (S. 2370), 3809 [29FE]

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

Product liability: adopt uniform standards, 1804 [3FE], 2564 [9FE], 9074-9076 [12AP], 10817 [3MY], 19209 [27JN]

———State workers' compensation systems, 31819 [11OC]

Product Liability Act: enact (S. 44), 9074-9076 [12AP], 19209 [27JN], 19713 [28JN], 20028 [29JN], 22656 [7AU], 22863 [8AU], 26693 [25SE], 29247 [3OC], 31819 [11OC]

Residential energy conservation program: repeal authority (S. 2315), 2715 [21FE]

Seabrook, NH, nuclear powerplant: construction, 7751 [4AP]

Telephones: FCC access charge, 1366 [1FE], 10720 [2MY]

———FCC review of rates, 29702 [4OC]

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

———regarding services and charges (S. Res. 353), 3176 [23FE]

Television: retransmission of local programs to cable system subscribers (S. 2593), 9878 [25AP]

Toxic Substances Control Act: amend (S. 3075), 30581 [5OC]

Toy Safety Act: enact (S. 2650), 25089 [12SE]

Toys: CPSC authority to recall potential safety hazards for children (S. 2650), 11536 [9MY], 25089 [12SE]

Trade barriers: impact, 21217-21218 [26JY]

Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.: anniversary tribute, 11220 [8MY]

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

ZIP code: prohibit use in determining credit worthiness, 20796 [25JY]

Reports

Citizen/Labor Energy Coalition Projections of 1985 Consumer Gas Bill Increase, 24541 [6SE]

CPSC Authority Relative to Amusement Devices: Committee on Energy and Commerce (H.R. 5790) (H. Rept. 98-1072), 26901 [25SE]

Credit Cards in the U.S. Economy—Their Impact on Costs, Prices and Retail Sales: Federal Reserve Board (excerpt), 3192 [23FE]

Defective Children's Toy Repair and Replacement Through CPSC Protection: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. 2650) (S. Rept. 98-591), 23323 [9AU]

Federal Hazardous Substances Act Amendment Regarding Defective Toys: Committee on Energy and Commerce (H.R. 5818) (H. Rept. 98-895), 20702 [24JY]

Honey Producer's National Promotion Program To Expand Markets: Committee on Agriculture (H.R. 5358) (H. Rept. 98-892), 20549 [23JY]

Labeling of Textile Fiber and Wool Products Improvement Amendments: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. 1816) (S. Rept. 98-529), 18593 [25JN]

Natural Gas Policy Act Amendment Providing Consumer Price Relief and Improving Natural Gas Industry Markets: Committee on Energy and Commerce (H.R. 4277) (H. Rept. 98-814), 14688 [31MY]

Small Business Act Amendment To Implement Creation of Market for Loans Guaranteed by SBA: Committee on Small Business (H.R. 4773) (H. Rept. 98-853), 17728 [21JN]

Take-or-Pay Renegotiations of Distressed Natural Gas Pipelines (sundry excerpts), 23639-23642 [10AU]

Transfer of CAB Authority to Dept. of Transportation: Committee on Public Works and Transportation (House) (excerpt), 22879 [8AU]

Resolutions by organizations

Appoint a fire service representative to the U.S. Consumer Safety Commission: West Virginia State Firemen's Association, 32528 [12OC]

Product liability: National Association of Attorneys General, 20028 [29JN]

Statements

Automobile Safety Features Standards: GMC, 20428 [29JN]

Credit Card Surcharges: Alfred E. Kahn, 9229 [12AP]

Ending Recessions, Depressions, Unemployment, Inflation, and High Living Costs—Consumercard: Jerrold Martin, 11919 [10MY]

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

Governors, Mayors, and Consumers Urge Swift Action To Curb ICC/Railroad Abuses, 4558 [5MR]

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

Product Liability Act (S. 44): Senator Riegle, 29251-29253 [3OC]

———Senators Kennedy, Eagleton, and Metzenbaum, 29247, 29251 [3OC]

Studies

Credit Card Surcharges: Federal Reserve Board, 9229 [12AP]

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

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

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

Summaries

Food Irradiation as Postharvest Treatment (H.R. 5605), 11114 [7MY]

Health Care Legislation (S. 2501-2504), 7113 [29MR]

Human Services Reauthorization Act (S. 2374), 3814 [29FE]

Natural Gas Price Outlook (sundry excerpts), 23638 [10AU]

Tables

Effect on 1996 electricity prices of base case program with emissions trading, 582 [30JA]

Natural gas prices: Kansas City, MO, 3605 [28FE]

———(sundry), 23637, 23638 [10AU]

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

Supermarket milk price survey summary, 23288 [9AU]

Testimonies

Has Federal Labor Law Failed?: William B. Gould, 24102-24105 [10AU]

Texts of

H.R. 4278, credit card sales transaction price differential, 3654 [28FE]

H.R. 4402, Electric Utility Competition Act, 8467-8469 [9AP]

H.R. 5026, extend ban on credit card surcharges, 7521 [3AP]

H.R. 5301, Expedited Funds Availability Act, 6994 [29MR]

H.R. 5358, Honey Research, Promotion, and Consumer Information Act, 20653 [24JY]

H.R. 5818, Children's Products Safety Act, 22381 [6AU], 28840 [3OC]

H.R. 6148, Health Spa Consumer Protection Act, 24151-24153 [10AU]

S. 1538, Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act, 24970-24978 [12SE]

S. 1870, Credit and Debit Card Counterfeiting and Fraud Act, 9864 [25AP]

S. 2230, Natural Gas Market Correction Act, 677 [27JA]

S. 2287, Petroleum Consumer Overcharge Restitution Act, 2491 [9FE]

S. 2335, provide a temporary extension of the credit card surcharge prohibition, 3872 [29FE]

S. 2336, treatment of credit card sales transactions, 3151 [23FE]

S. 2370, Petroleum Overcharge Restitution Act, 3811 [29FE]

S. 2374, Human Services Reauthorization Act, 3813 [29FE]

S. 2501, health care cost containment through competitive medical plans and preferred provider arrangements, 7110 [29MR]

S. 2503, Health Care Consumer Information Act (S. 2503), 7112 [29MR]

S. 2575, negotiated contract carriage of natural gas, 9301 [12AP]

S. 2593, retransmission of television programs from local stations to cable system subscribers, 9878 [25AP]

S. 2645, consumer protection for passengers left stranded by scheduled airline unable to provide service, 11262 [8MY]

S. 2650, CPSC authority to recall potential safety hazards to children, 11536 [9MY]

S. 2650, Toy Safety Act, 25089 [12SE]

S. 2710, hydroelectric powerplant relicensing proceedings, 14114 [24MY]

S. 2711, hydroelectric powerplant new licensing procedures, 14116 [24MY]

S. 2770, protection of consumers and dealers from unfair price discrimination in motor vehicle sales to fleet purchasers, 16578 [14JN]

S. 2860, Meat and Poultry Inspection Act, 20886 [25JY]

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

S. 3075, Toxic Substances Control Act amendment, 30582-30589 [5OC]

S. Con. Res. 141, making technical corrections in the Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act (S. 1538), 25446 [14SE]

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

S. Res. 353, regarding telephone services and charges, 3176 [23FE]