ANTITRUST POLICY related term(s) Monopolies

Amendments

Monopolies: consumer protection from price-fixing (S. 429), S5401, S5429 [7MY], S5519, S5520-S5577 [8MY]

Prices: evidentiary standards for Federal civil claims based on resale price fixing (H.R. 1470), H7745, H7750 [10OC]

Analyses

Proposed Amendments to Consumer Protection Against Price-Fixing Act (S. 429), S5484 [8MY]

Appointments

Conferees: S. 429, Consumer Protection Against Price-Fixing Act, H7757 [10OC]

Articles and editorials

Competition Helps Cable TV Customers, E2299 [20JN]

Measure Need, Not Money, E2648 [23JY]

Price Fixing Is Not Always Gouging, S5463 [8MY]

Retail Class Wars—Is K Mart a Victim of Discrimination?, S5462 [8MY]

Bills and resolutions

Airports: prohibit local government restriction of competition (see S. 842, S4612 [17AP])

Courts: assure fairness in the allocation and award of damages (see S. 356, S1505 [5FE])

Health care facilities: exempt from antitrust laws, certain activities entered into by hospitals in low population areas (see H.R. 2406, H3279 [20MY])

Insurance: modify antitrust exemption applicable to business (see H.R. 9, H54 [3JA])

———modify exemption applicable to the industry (see S. 1873, S15158 [24OC])

Laws: enforcement (see S. 428, S1907 [19FE])

Monopolies: antitrust exemptions applicable to the insurance industry (see S. 430, S2005 [20FE])

———consumer protection from price-fixing (see S. 429, S2005 [20FE])

———increase competition in the cable television industry (see S. 431, S2005 [20FE])

———protection of cable television subscribers (see S. 432, S2005 [20FE])

National Collegiate Athletic Association: antitrust law exemptions (see H.R. 3046, H5909 [25JY])

Natural gas: limited antitrust exemption for certain independent producer cooperatives (see H.R. 70, H56 [3JA])

Petroleum: promote competition in the retail gasoline market (see S. 790, S4230 [9AP])

Petroleum Marketing Practices Act: amend (see H.R. 2600, H4215 [10JN])

Prices: evidentiary standards for Federal civil claims based on resale price fixing (see H.R. 1470, H1848 [19MR])

———evidentiary standards for Federal civil claims based on resale price fixing (H.R. 1470), consideration (see H. Res. 241, H7647 [8OC])

Small business: encourage joint manufacturing and distribution of products (see H.R. 1278, H1416 [5MR])

Sports: antitrust exemptions accorded professional leagues (see S. Res. 172, S12183 [2AU])

Television: antitrust exemption for sports teams telecasting home games (see H.R. 2976, H5744 [23JY])

Cloture motions

Monopolies: consumer protection from price-fixing (S. 429), S5380, S5401 [7MY], S5490 [8MY]

———consumer protection from price-fixing (S. 429), proceed to consideration, S5121 [25AP]

Comparisons

Consumer Protection Against Price-Fixing Act (S. 429) and compromise amendment, S5483 [8MY]

Court documents

Restrictions on price-fixing: Antonin Scalia, S5467 [8MY]

———Lewis F. Powell, Jr., S5465 [8MY]

Letters

Consumer Protection Against Price-Fixing Act: American Association of Retired Persons, S5341 [6MY]

———Dept. of Justice, S5463, S5482 [8MY]

———National Association of Attorneys General, S5340 [6MY]

———National Council of Senior Citizens, S5341 [6MY]

———Robert Abrams, S5348 [6MY]

Memorials of legislature

Illinois, H3624 [23MY]

Motions

Prices: consumer protection from price-fixing (S. 429), H7756, H7757 [10OC]

Remarks in House

Courts: circumstances for obtaining a jury trial in a price-fixing action, H7745-H7750 [10OC]

———use of lack of market power as a viable defense in price-fixing actions, H7750-H7756 [10OC]

Education: price fixing and exchange of information relative to students' financial aid in colleges and universities, E2648 [23JY]

Insurance: modify antitrust exemption applicable to business (H.R. 9), E38 [3JA]

Monopolies: increase competition in the cable television industry, E229 [20JN]

National Collegiate Athletic Association: antitrust law exemptions (H.R. 3046), E2725 [25JY]

Natural gas: limited antitrust exemption for certain independent producer cooperatives (H.R. 70), E26 [3JA]

Nintendo of America, Inc.: price fixing, E1410 [23AP]

Prices: consumer protection from price-fixing (S. 429), H7756 [10OC]

———consumer protection from price-fixing (S. 429), insert H.R. 1470 language in lieu, H7756 [10OC]

———evidentiary standards for Federal civil claims based on resale price fixing (H.R. 1470), H7736-H7756 [10OC], E996 [20MR], E3390 [15OC]

———evidentiary standards for Federal civil claims based on resale price fixing (H.R. 1470), consideration (H. Res. 241), H7733-H7735 [10OC]

Small business: encourage joint manufacturing and distribution of products (H.R. 1278), E780 [6MR]

Television: antitrust exemption for sports teams telecasting home games (H.R. 2976), H5671 [23JY]

Remarks in Senate

Airports: prohibit local government restriction of competition (S. 842), S4625 [17AP]

Courts: assure fairness in the allocation and award of damages (S. 356), S1596 [5FE]

Foreign companies, S18070 [25NO]

Laws: enforcement (S. 428), S1915 [19FE]

Monopolies: antitrust exemptions applicable to the insurance industry (S. 430), S1933, S2010 [20FE]

———consumer protection from price-fixing (S. 429), S1933, S2006-S2010, S2043 [20FE], S2241 [21FE], S5337-S5346, S5348-S5350 [6MY], S5376-S5378, S5379, S5380, S5402 [7MY], S5461-S5490 [8MY], S5591, S5599, S5601-S5605 [9MY]

———consumer protection from price-fixing (S. 429), motion to proceed to consideration, S5121 [25AP]

———increase competition in the cable television industry (S. 431), S1933, S2011-S2013 [20FE]

———protection of cable television subscribers (S. 432), S1933 [20FE]

Petroleum: promote competition in the retail gasoline market (S. 790), S4241 [9AP]

Sports: antitrust exemptions accorded professional leagues (S. Res. 172), S12317 [2AU]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 1470, Establishment of Evidentiary Standards for Federal Civil Antitrust Claims Based on Resale Price Fixing: Committee on Rules (H. Res. 241) (H. Rept. 102-246), H7647 [8OC]

Evidentiary Standards for Federal Civil Antitrust Claims Based on Resale Price Fixing: Committee on the Judiciary (H.R. 1470) (H. Rept. 102-237), H7379 [3OC]

Statements

Antitrust Laws on Insurance Companies: ABA, S2010 [20FE]

———Franklin D. Roosevelt, S2010 [20FE]

———National Commission for the Review of Antitrust Laws and Procedures (sundry), S2010, S2011 [20FE]

Consumer Protection Against Price-Fixing Act: Senator Specter, S5469 [8MY]

Price Fixing Prevention Act (H.R. 1470), H7734 [10OC]

Texts of

H. Res. 241, consideration of H.R. 1470, Price Fixing Prevention Act, H7733 [10OC]

H.R. 70, limited antitrust exemption for certain independent natural gas producer cooperatives, E26 [3JA]

S. 356, Antitrust Claim Reduction Act, S1596 [5FE]

S. 428, Antitrust Remedies Improvements Act, S1916 [19FE]

S. 429, Consumer Protection Against Price-Fixing Act, S2007 [20FE], S5605 [9MY], H7756 [10OC]

S. 430, Insurance Competitive Pricing Act, S2011 [20FE]

S. 431, Competition in Cable Act, S2013 [20FE]

S. 790, Motor Fuel Consumer Protection Act, S4242 [9AP]

S. 842, prohibit local government restriction of competition at airports, S4626 [17AP]

S. Res. 172, antitrust exemptions accorded professional sports leagues, S12317 [2AU]