CONSUMERS

Amendments

CPSC: improve performance (H.R. 3343), 28244 [4OC]

Analyses

FDA Revitalization (S. 2468), 13460 [6JN]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 515, information on credit card interest rates, 27912 [3OC], 28469 [5OC]

Articles and editorials

Caveat—New Bank Law Dosen't Do Much for Consumers—or Banks, 1981 [23FE]

Consumer Group Critiques Credit Card Legislation, 30478 [13OC]

Credit Cards Play on Affinity Theme, 1696 [18FE]

Deadly Secrets—System Thwarts Sharing Data on Unsafe Products, 11343 [17MY]

Discounters Say Supplies Have Been Cut Since Supreme Court Ruling, 28335 [5OC]

How Children Die With Subtle Legalities, 2693 [29FE]

How Not To Run the Railroads, 943 [3FE]

It's All the Cards You'll Never Need, 17427 [11JY]

Northeast Needs This Gas, 17280 [7JY]

OPEC Nations Move To Market Gasoline Directly to Consumers, 8723 [26AP]

Regulatory Success—Child-Proof Caps, 1793 [18FE]

Road Down Subsidy Mountain, 13206 [1JN]

Safety Panel Lacks Will To Protect Public, 13485 [6JN]

Senate Calls for Study of Airport Fees, 26824 [29SE]

States Are Taking Lead in Protecting Consumers, 2469 [24FE]

Twisting the Discounters' Arms, 28335 [5OC]

Virginia Power To Buy Electricity From Outside, 5240 [24MR]

Bills and resolutions

Alcoholic beverages: health warning labels (see H.R. 4441)

Automobile Information Disclosure Act: make applicable to light trucks (see H.R. 5023)

Banks and banking: protect interests of consumers (see H.R. 4022, 4026)

Business: protection against price discrimination by wholesalers (see H. Res. 579)

Consumer Price Index: determining cost of living adjustments in benefits and allowances of Federal employees (see H.R. 5457)

Consumer Product Safety Act: ban 3-wheel all-terrain vehicles as hazardous products (see H.R. 3991)

Consumer Products Safe Testing Act: enact (see S. 2814)

CPSC: complete rulemaking proceedings relative to all-terrain vehicles (see S. 2599)

———improve performance (H.R. 3343), consideration (see H. Res. 569)

———lawn dart regulations (see S. 2130)

Credit: prompt disclosure of adverse information by credit reporting agencies (see H.R. 5528)

Domestic products: preferential purchase (see S.J. Res. 258)

FDA: revitalization (see S. 2468)

Federal Government: prohibit solicitations for purchase of products or services provided free of charge or at lower price (see H.R. 4478)

FTC: prevention of consumer fraud (see S. 2326)

Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Protection Act: enact (see S. 2636)

Motor vehicles: improve consumer information and fuel efficiency (see H.R. 5033)

———requirement for commercial lessors to make full disclosures of charges in advertising and to customers (see H.R. 5310)

Power resources: cases involving debtors who are engaged in the business of selling electric power (see H.R. 4169)

Telephone: protect certain subscribers from changes in regulation of interstate service rates (see H.R. 5019)

Television: assure access to local, over-the-air broadcasts on cable systems (see H.R. 4293)

Lecture

Quality—New National Priority: Nancy H. Steorts, 31243 [18OC]

Letters

CPSC regulation of lawn darts: David A. Snow, 3170 [3MR]

Natural Gas Consumer Protection Act: Neilsen Cochran, Lynn Havens, and D.W. Snyder, 5092 [23MR]

Lists

Organizations supporting warning labels on alcoholic beverages, 23411 [9SE]

Papers

Consumerism and the Disabled Consumer in the Communications Marketplace: David Saks, 3570 [8MR]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: consumer organizations complaints concerning scarcity of grain products, 23296 [9SE]

———effect of drought on market prices, 22601 [7SE]

Airports: access to courtesy vehicles (H.R. 3764), 5422 [28MR]

Alcoholic beverages: health warning labels (H.R. 4441), 13645 [7JN], 23411 [9SE]

Consumer Price Index: determining cost of living adjustments in benefits and allowances of Federal employees (H.R. 5457), 28266 [4OC]

CPSC: failure to protect consumers, 2693 [29FE]

Credit: prevent abuse by repair organizations (H.R. 458), 21394 [9AU]

Credit cards: information on interest rates (H.R. 515), 25144 [23SE], 27912-30480 [13OC], 31861 [21OC]

———information on interest rates (H.R. 515), appointment of conferees, 27912 [3OC]

———information on interest rates (H.R. 515), conference report, 29047 [6OC], 30475 [13OC], 31213 [18OC], 31861 [19OC], 32183 [20OC], 32382 [20OC]

———information on interest rates (H.R. 515), vacating proceedings on conference report, 32179 [20OC]

———information on interest rates (H.R. 515), waiving points of order against conference report (H. Res. 584), 30474 [13OC]

———promotion of use, 17426 [11JY]

———qualification to obtain and use, 1695 [18FE]

Energy efficiency: new technology, 2508 [25FE]

FCC: consumer prices for telecommunications services, 18519 [14JY]

Federal Government: prohibit solicitations for purchase of products or services provided free of charge or at lower price (H.R. 4478), 2717 [11AU], 20923-20927 [8AU], 22370 [11AU]

Freedom From Verticle Price Fixing Act: enact (H.R. 585), 9703 [3MY]

Japan: use of offensive racial logos on products, 19799 [2AU]

Motor vehicles: automotive safety equipment, 23683 [13SE]

National Consumer Cooperative Bank: anniversary, 9151-9153 [27AP]

Product safety: information, 11343 [17MY]

Quality Dealer Award: recipient, 14175 [10JN]

Railroads: enhance competition and assure reasonable rates (H.R. 1393), 5240 [24MR]

States: role in consumer protection, 2468 [24FE]

Telephone: broader services by Bell companies, 6988 [14AP]

Television: assure access to local, over-the-air broadcasts on cable systems (H.R. 4293), 5961 [30MR]

World Home Economics Day: observance, 5248 [24MR]

Remarks in Senate

Banks and banking: modernize regulations, 1981 [23FE]

Consumer Fraud Prevention Act: enact (S. 2336), 8876 [27AP]

Consumer Products Safe Testing Act: enact (S. 2814), 24811 [22SE]

CPSC: appropriations (S. 1882), 32504-32506, 32589 [21OC]

———complete rulemaking proceedings relative to all-terrain vehicles (S. 2599), 16373 [29JN], 32589 [21OC]

———lawn dart regulations (S. 2130), 3169 [3MR]

Credit cards: information on interest rates (H.R. 515), 28469 [5OC]

———information on interest rates (H.R. 515), conference report, 29852, 29854 [11OC]

Domestic products: preferential purchase (S.J. Res. 258), 1540 [17FE]

FDA: revitalization (S. 2468), 13454 [6JN]

FTC: prevention of consumer fraud (S. 2326), 16173 [28JN], 22574 [7SE], 28956 [6OC]

Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Protection Act: enact (S. 2636), 18242, 18245 [13JY]

Reynolds Metals Co.: anniversary of consumer aluminum recycling program, 6193 [31MR]

Trademarks: amend laws relative to customs and gray market goods (S. 1671), 30843 [14OC]

Reports by conference committees

Fair Credit and Charge Card Disclosure Act, 29056-29160 [6OC]

Reports filed

CPSC Appropriations and Performance: Committee on Energy and Commerce (H.R. 3343) (H. Rept. 100-962), 25168 [23SE]

———Consideration: Committee on Rules (H. Res. 569) (H. Rept. 100-1049), 28242 [4OC]

Fair Credit and Charge Card Disclosure Act: committee of conference (H.R. 515) (H. Rept. 100-1069), 29162 [6OC]

Prohibit Solicitations for Purchase of Products or Services Provided by Federal Government Free of Charge or at Lower Price: Committee on Post Office and Civil Service (H.R. 4478) (H. Rept. 100-772), 18086 [13JY]

Retail Competition: Committee on the Judiciary (S. 430) (S. Rept. 100-280), 522 [1FE]

Uniform Standards Under the Consumer Product Safety Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (H.R. 1115) (H. Rept. 100-748), 16597 [30JN]

Statements

Financial Marketplace Restructuring, 2632 [26FE]

Summaries

Consumer Fraud Prevention Act (S. 2336), 8877 [27AP], 16174 [28JN]

Testimonies

Bank Powers Legislation: Jonathan Brown, 9904 [4MY]

———Ralph Nader, 9904 [4MY]

Warning Labels on Alcoholic Beverages: Representative Conyers, 23411 [9SE]

Texts of

H. Res. 584, waiving points of order against conference report on H.R. 515, Fair Credit and Charge Disclosure Act, 30474 [13OC]

S. 2130, CPSC regulation of lawn darts, 3170 [3MR]

S. 2336, Consumer Fraud Prevention Act, 8878-8879 [27AP]

S. 2468, FDA revitalization, 13454-13460 [6JN]

S. 2636, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Protection Act, 18242-18245 [13JY]

S. 2814, Consumer Products Safe Testing Act, 24811 [22SE]