FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

Amendments

Appropriations: making (H.R. 5712), 14519 [30MY], 14590, 14594, 14609, 14617 [31MY], 18691 [26JN], 19533, 19534, 19535, 19545, 19558, 19559, 19561, 19563, 19564, 19589, 19594, 19598, 19600, 19611, 19618, 19622, 19624, 19625, 19673-19676 [28JN], 22993-23017 [8AU]

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

Analyses

Comprehensive Smoking Education Act, (H.R. 3979), 27335-29631 [3OC]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 5712, making appropriations, 20634 [24JY]

Articles and editorials

Chrysler Discovers Adam Smith, 3977 [29FE]

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

Doublethink Deal, 1161 [31JA]

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

FTC Says Copper Quotas Costly to Consumers, 22338 [3AU]

Get the Freemont Line Rolling, 2363 [8FE]

Hacking Away at the FTC, 19546 [28JN]

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

Incompetents, 12336 [15MY]

Industrial Policy—Not if, but How, 2797 [21FE]

New Handcuffs on the Cops, 25697 [17SE]

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

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

Oil Industry Mergers, 6670 [27MR]

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

Taxi Industry (excerpt), 14609 [31MY]

Taxicab Regulations (excerpt), 19545 [28JN]

Trade Ruling May Raise Metal Prices, 22338 [3AU]

Bills and resolutions

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

Corporate Community Investment and Jobs Preservation Act: enact (see H.R. 5374)

Corporations: requirements with respect to the acquisition of substantial energy reserves holders (see S. 2589; H.R. 5452)

———study of mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures (see H.R. 5153)

Counterfeit goods or services: authority to initiate seizure actions (see H.R. 5929)

Mergers: require community impact statements (see H.R. 5374)

Colloquies

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

Communications from

Annual report: transmittal, 12088 (EC3329) [14MY], 12715 (EC3222) [17MY]

Antitrust Improvements Act: annual report, 15610 (EC3349) [11JN]

Cigarette advertising: report, 22121 (EC3616) 2AU, 22279 (EC3835) [2AU]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: report, 9755 (EC3165) [24AP]

Freedom of Information Act: report, 7866 (EC3083) [4AP]

Government in the Sunshine Act: report, 9871 (EC3098) [25AP], 10241 (EC3226) [26AP]

Health warnings in cigarette advertisements: legislation, 11445 (EC3299) [8MY], 12157 (EC3202) [15MY]

Internal accounting and administrative control: report, 763 (EC2526) [30JA], 1675 (EC2464) [2FE]

Operation of premerger notification provisions of Clayton Act: annual report, 14826 (EC3456) [4JN]

U.S. Oil Company Participation in the International Energy Program: report, 3426 (EC2606) [27FE]

Court decisions

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

Factsheets

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

Letters

Antitrust immunity for local governments: elected officials of Lake County, IL and Grayslake, IL, 29083 [3OC]

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

———several Representatives, 19541 [28JN]

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

Credit card surcharges, 9230 [12AP]

FTC lawyer exemption: Bar Association of San Francisco, 155 [23JA]

———District of Columbia Bar, 155 [23JA]

———Federal Bar Association, 156 [23JA]

FTC lobbying actions relative to local government claims for immunity under antitrust laws: exchange with Senator Hollings, 19538-19554 [28JN]

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

Memorandums

National Endowment for Democracy—Opening a Pandora's Box: Council on Hemispheric Affairs, 17617 [20JN]

Motion

Appropriations: making (H.R. 5712), 19527 [28JN]

Petitions

Exemption of Professionals From FTC Jurisdiction: Federal Bar Association, 156 [23JA]

Reauthorization: Boston, MA, Bar Association, 122 [23JA]

Remarks in House

Appropriations: making, 14586 [31MY]

———making (H.R. 5712), 14576-14619 [31MY], 17617 [20JN]

———making (H.R. 5712), amendments in disagreement, 22993-23017 [8AU]

———making (H.R. 5712), appointment of conferees, 20634 [24JY]

———making (H.R. 5712), conference report, 22974-23017 [8AU]

———making (H.R. 5712), file conference report, 22204 [2AU]

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

Automobile industry: joint ventures, 2797 [21FE]

Basic Industries Merger, Acquisition, and Joint Venture Study and Moratorium Act: enact (H.R. 5153), 5801 [15MR]

Comprehensive Smoking Education Act: enact (H.R. 3979), 27334 [2OC], 27335 [3OC]

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

Corporate Community Investment and Jobs Preservation Act: introduction (H.R. 5374), 7998 [5AP]

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

Domestic Petroleum Company Acquisition Act: enact (H.R. 5042), 4710 [6MR]

Emergency Petroleum Industries Stability Act: enact (H.R. 5175), 6074 [20MR]

Fair Competition Act: enact (H.R. 5237), 6792 [27MR]

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

Line of business program: termination, 10613 [1MY]

Mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures: investigate and prohibit certain (H.R. 5153), 7579 [3AP]

Oil industry: FTC regulations on mergers, 11959 [10MY]

———impose certain requirements relative to acquisitions (H.R. 5452), 9561 [12AP]

———mergers, 6580 [27MR], 6870 [28MR]

Pertschuk, Michael: tribute, 29619 [3OC]

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

Texaco-Getty oil merger: FTC ruling (H.R. 5750), 24177 [10AU]

Remarks in Senate

Antitrust actions: enforcement, 19545-19556 [28JN]

———vertical price fixing agreements, 7005 [29MR]

Appropriations: making (H.R. 5712), 14986 [6JN], 19516, 19526, 19594-19630 [28JN]

———making (H.R. 5712), conference report, 23265-23274 [9AU]

———making (H.R. 5712), point of order, 19527 [28JN]

———making (H.R. 5712), ruling of the Chair appealed, 19527 [28JN]

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

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

Corporations: requirements with respect to the acquisition of substantial energy reserves holders (S. 2589), 9807, 9873 [25AP]

Discretionary funds: reduction (H.R. 5712), 19609-19611 [28JN]

Indian artifacts: direct study of commercial fraud, 29065 [3OC]

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

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

Mergers: FTC requirements with respect to the acquisition of substantial energy reserves holders (S. 2589), 9807, 9873 [25AP]

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]

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

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

Reports

Change Label Requirements for Cigarettes: Committee on Energy and Commerce (H.R. 3979) (H. Rept. 98-805), 13961 [23MY]

Appropriations: committee of conference (H.R. 5712), 22352-22363 [3AU]

Local Government Antitrust Act: Committee on the Judiciary (H.R. 6027) (H. Rept. 98-965), 23102 [8AU]

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

Rulings of the Chair

Appropriations: making (H.R. 5712), 14589, 14590, 14591, 14593, 14608, 14617 [31MY], 19527 [28JN]

Statements

Appropriations: Representative Neal Smith, 14577 [31MY]

Corporate Mergers: Senator Gorton, 3783 [29FE]

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

———sundry, 3782 [29FE], 6820 [28MR]

Taxi Regulations (sundry), 14615 [31MY]

Texaco-Getty Merger: FTC Commissioner Pertschuk, 22291 [2AU]

Studies

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

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

Tables

Appropriations (H.R. 5712), 19526 [28JN], 22981-22992 [8AU], 23268 [9AU]

Nondefense discretionary budget authority (H.R. 5712), 19629 [28JN]

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

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

Texts of

H.R. 5374, Corporate Community Investment and Jobs Preservation Act, 7999 [5AP]

H.R. 5712, appropriations, 19516-19525 [28JN]

S. 2589, FTC requirements with respect to the acquisition of substantial energy reserves holders, 9808 [25AP]