CONSUMERS related term(s) Credit; Economy; Product Safety
Addresses
Bankruptcy Code: William H. Rehnquist, S7396 [3JN]
Agreements
Cable Television Consumer Protection Act (S. 12), S672 [30JA]
Amendments
Aeronautics: prohibit discrimination against air carriers relative to computer reservation systems (H.R. 5466), H8101 [12AU]
Consumer Products Safety Act: extend authorization appropriations (H.R. 4706), H8149 [12AU], H8221 [9SE], H8266, H8268, H8269, H8271, H8272 [10SE]
Credit: accuracy of credit reporting agencies (H.R. 3596), H9381, H9389 [24SE]
FTC: authority regarding telephone sale fraud (S. 1392), S17188, S17190, S17488 [7OC]
———fraud and consumer abuse committed on telephone sales (H.R. 3203), H9695 [29SE]
Product safety: establish uniform product liability laws (S. 640), S12714 [12AU], S13115 [9SE]
Telephones: regulation of pay-per-call technology (S. 1579), S17112, S17115, S17120, S17121, S17123, S17125, S17451, S17454, S17455 [7OC]
Television: consumer protection and competition in cable television (H.R. 4850), H6520, H6523, H6525, H6527, H6528, H6531, H6532, H6545 [23JY]
———local regulation of cable programming and rates (S. 12), S564, S567, S568, S569, S570, S580, S581, S582, S589, S592, S600, S604, S605, S608, S609, S610, S611 [29JA], S636, S643, S644, S645, S646, S649, S652, S661, S663, S666, S667, S687, S688, S689 [30JA]
Analyses
Cable Television Consumer Protection Act (S. 12), H8320-H8335 [14SE]
Deposit Insurance Reform Act (H.R. 4415), H1130 [10MR]
Electronic Communication Service Providers Compliance With Court Orders From Liability, S17125 [7OC]
FBI Proposal Regarding Digital Telephony, S15694-S15696 [29SE]
Telephone Toll Fraud Remedies Act (H.R. 6066), E2837 [30SE]
Appointments
Conferees: S. 12, Cable Television Consumer Protection Act, S12557 [12AU], H7115 [31JY]
———S. 429, Consumer Protection Against Price-Fixing Act, S3862 [18MR]
Articles and editorials
After a Long Nap, Natural Gas Wakes Up, S14741 [23SE]
Alarming Look at Your Tax Dollars at Work, S6462 [12MY]
America's Growing Economic Lead, S2594 [27FE]
Are Prescription Drug Prices High?, S3231-S3235 [11MR]
Attys. Gen. Threaten PrimeStar Suit, S739 [31JA]
Broadcast TV Helped Secure Rival Cable's Position in Marketplace, S417 [27JA]
Bush Should Veto Proposal To Reregulate Cable TV, S16668 [5OC]
Cable Bill Needs More Consumer Protection, S14228 [21SE]
Cable Bill Should Die, S14227, S14242 [21SE]
Cable Bill Would End Up Hurting Consumers, S16671 [5OC]
Cable Bill—Static and Snow, S16671 [5OC]
Cable Cabal—How Giant TCI Uses Self-Dealing, Hardball To Dominate Market, S428-S430 [27JA]
Cable Capers—Even if Rates Fall, Viewers Could Pay More, S16669 [5OC]
Cable Firms Say They Welcome Competition but Behave Otherwise—Some Established Systems Go to Great Lengths to Keep Rivals Out of the Game, S16653-S16655 [5OC]
Cable Industry's Changing Picture, S14232 [21SE]
Cable Kibosh, S13699 [17SE], S14226 [21SE]
Cable Lobby—At the Tone, Get Irate at Your Senator, S14153 [18SE], S14223 [21SE]
Cable Pioneer Dug Its Roots in the West, S418 [27JA]
Cable Rate Flier Draws Heavy Flak, S13169 [10SE]
Cable Ready, S14231 [21SE]
Cable Regulation Isn't a Need, S14235 [21SE]
Cable Regulation Won't Reduce Bills, S16670 [5OC]
Cable Reregulation Bill Costs May Be Exaggerated, S16655 [5OC]
Cable Television Re-Regulation Passed by House, S16655 [5OC]
Cable Television Service Should Stay Unregulated, S14231 [21SE]
Cable TV Bill Meant Well, But Has Become Overloaded, S14230 [21SE]
Cable TV Customers, Gouged Again, S415 [27JA]
Cable TV Firms' Higher-Priced ``Tiers'' Bring Cries of Outrage from Consumers, S414, S423 [27JA]
Cable TV Industry Needs Competition, S585 [29JA]
Cable TV Lobbying Sparks Caller Anger, S14154 [18SE], S14223 [21SE]
Cable TV Protection Fraud, S14228 [21SE]
Cable TV Regulation—Phony Consumerism in an Election Year, S14228 [21SE]
Cable TV—Rate Regulation Isn't the Best Answer, S14226 [21SE]
Cable vs. Phone Companies—The Bigger War Chest May Win, S420 [27JA]
Cable's Congressional Nanny, S16668 [5OC]
Cable-TV Bill Isn't It, S16670 [5OC]
Cable-TV ``Gouging'' Isn't the Problem, S14232 [21SE]
Cable-TV Industry Backs Senate Bill in Effort To Defeat Regulatory Plan, S733 [31JA]
Careful on Cable, S14235 [21SE]
Companies' Heavy Debt One Reason for Escalating Costs to Consumers, S416 [27JA]
Congress at the Cable TV Switch, S16669 [5OC]
Congress' Clumsy Check on Cable Rates, S14227 [21SE]
Congress Readies for Cable TV Vote, H8657 [17SE]
Congress Resorts To Overkill in Controlling Cable Rates, S14242 [21SE]
Consumer Confidence in Economy Falls Again, S15505 [29SE]
Consumers Are Liable for Product Liability Law, S6464 [12MY]
Controlling the Cable Monopoly, E1299 [8MY]
Cost of Cable TV, S14234 [21SE]
Crippling Cable Television, S14230 [21SE]
Danger Signals on Cable TV Regulation, S14236 [21SE]
Daring Plan for Recovery, S4989 [8AP]
Distorting the Cable TV Bill, S16671 [5OC]
Don't Re-Regulate Cable TV, S14227 [21SE]
Don't Stifle Cable TV With Foolish Overregulation, S14235, S14241 [21SE]
Fear, Loathing and Respect for Cable's Leader—TCI's Size Draws Controversy, S417 [27JA]
Fighting for a Leading Edge on the Future, S419 [27JA]
For a Restrained Grip on Cable, S14229 [21SE]
For This Christmas-in-July, You Could Be Footing the Bill, H5957 [2JY]
Franchising Fracas, E3132-E3134 [9OC]
Great Cable TV Battle, S16666 [5OC]
Haywire Regulation, S14229 [21SE]
How To Break the Cable Squeeze, S14230 [21SE]
In Cable War, Consumers Get Snagged, S16667 [5OC]
IPP Leveraged Financing—Unfair Advantage?, S1209-S1211 [6FE]
Keeping Cable's Price Within Sight, S14234 [21SE]
Leave Cable TV Alone, S14236 [21SE]
Let Market Regulate Prices, S14236 [21SE]
Let's Not Rerun That Turkey, S14227 [21SE]
Litigation Liberalism, S6441 [12MY]
Love Field Restrictions Targeted, S12769 [12AU]
Meddlesome Bill, S16670 [5OC]
Myth of Japan as a Land Without Lawyers, S6463 [12MY]
Nightmare For Cable, S14230 [21SE]
No More Court Secrecy on Dangerous Products, E845 [26MR]
Parasite Economy, S6450-S6453 [12MY]
Politician's Dream Is A Businessman's Nightmare, E1705 [5JN]
Protecting Cable TV Customers, S14229 [21SE]
Reeling Over Cable, S14228 [21SE]
Reform Product Liability, S6464 [12MY]
Regulations Not Needed, S16670 [5OC]
Repeal It—Supreme Court Buffets Effort To Get Lower Airfares to Dallas, S12769 [12AU]
Reregulating Cable TV, S16668 [5OC]
Reregulating Cable—A Political Response to a Wired Nation, S415 [27JA]
Reregulating Means Tying Up Cable, S16667 [5OC]
Second Thoughts on Cable Bill, S14229 [21SE]
Senate Bill Amounts to Free TV Surcharge, S14233 [21SE]
Senate Cable Bill—A Fuzzy Picture, S14231 [21SE]
Stop Protecting Us, S16669 [5OC]
Substitute Strategy for Cable TV Industry, S409 [27JA]
Tampering With the Evidence—the Liability and Competitiveness Myth, S6439 [12MY]
Tangled Wires—Cable TV Industry Needs Competition, Not Regulation, S14236 [21SE]
Time To Leave Cable TV Alone, S14233 [21SE]
Tort Tax, S6445 [12MY]
Uncle Sam in Charge of Cable, S14226, S14242, S14256 [21SE], S16671 [5OC]
Unsound Bites To Kill the Cable Bill, S14607 [22SE]
Urge To Rein in Cable TV, S14232 [21SE]
What Wall Street Says About S. 12, S14585 [22SE]
Why You Need the Cable Bill, S14607 [22SE]
Wright Amendment Campaign Gains Support, S12769 [12AU]
Wrong Re-Regulation, S16669 [5OC]
Bills and resolutions
Aeronautics: prohibit discrimination against air carriers relative to computer reservation systems (see H.R. 5466), H5081 [23JN]
———prohibit discrimination against air carriers relative to computer reservation systems (H.R. 5466), consideration (see H. Res. 541), H7532 [5AU]
Business and industry: establish minimum standards of conduct in franchise business relationships (see H.R. 5233), H3727 [21MY]
———regulation and sale of franchise businesses (see H.R. 5232), H3727 [21MY]
Buy American Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 262), S2523 [27FE]
Buy American Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 415), H478 [19FE]
Consumer Products Safety Act: extend authorization appropriations (see H.R. 4706), H2201 [31MR]
———extend authorization appropriations (H.R. 4706), consideration (see H. Res. 555), H8143 [12AU]
CPSC: require labeling of certain toys and games (see S. 2863), S8389 [17JN]
Credit: accuracy of credit reporting agencies (H.R. 3596), consideration (see H. Res. 569), H8646 [16SE]
———ensure that consumer credit reports contain information on overdue child support payments (see S. 2896; H.R. 6022), S8973 [25JN], H9442 [24SE]
———include overdue child support payments in consumer reports (see S. 3306), S16348 [2OC]
———prohibit the inclusion of certain information in files and credit reports relative to consumers (see H.R. 5859), H8145 [12AU]
———protect consumers relative to employment status (see H.R. 4806), H2494 [8AP]
———reform consumer reporting requirements (see S. 2776), S7169 [21MY]
Crime: prevent and resolve disputes concerning telephone toll fraud (see H.R. 6066), H10013 [30SE]
Disasters: prevention of price gouging (see H.R. 5912), H8219 [9SE]
Egg Research and Consumer Information Act: producer assessment rates (see H.R. 6112), H10778 [2OC]
Federal Commercial Credit Corp.: establish (see H.R. 6131), H11351 [4OC]
Financial Consumers Association: establish (see H.R. 4979), H2672 [9AP]
Financial institutions: depositor notification of the amount of their insured deposits (see H.R. 4213), H407 [11FE]
———national economic objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 6069), H10014 [30SE]
Fish: safety of products intended for human consumption (see S. 2538, 2884), S4932 [7AP], S8659 [23JN]
FTC: authorizing appropriations (see S. 3150), S11790 [6AU]
———regulation of advertisements by air carriers (see H.R. 5124), H3088 [7MY]
Government: promotion of employment, production, and purchasing power (see H. Con. Res. 270), H119 [28JA]
Health: long-term care insurance and consumer protection standards (see H.R. 5376), H4678 [11JN]
———reduce costs through uniform claims and electronic billing (see H.R. 5610), H6245 [9JY]
Housing: protection of equity interests relative to mortgage foreclosure (see H.R. 4423), H1180 [11MR]
Insurance: simplification of health payor forms (see H.R. 5245), H3728 [21MY]
Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act: amend (see H.R. 6001), H9293 [23SE]
Motor vehicles: availability of certain information to consumers (see H.R. 4228), H418 [14FE]
———make certain information available to consumers (see S. 2232), S1703 [19FE]
National Credit Education Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 252), S1248 [6FE]
National Customer Service Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 474), H2712 [28AP]
Occupational safety and health: provide uniform warnings on personal protective equipment (see H.R. 6101), H10778 [2OC]
Petroleum Marketing Practices Act: amend (see S. 2656; H.R. 5000), S5999 [5MY], H2712 [28AP]
Postal Service: consumer mail fraud (see S. 3376), S18161 [8OC]
Public utilities: refund of excess deferred taxes to consumers (see H.R. 5015), H2808 [29AP]
———regulation of electric utility holding company systems (see S. 2607), S5219 [9AP]
Real property: disclosure of information relative to lease-purchase agreements (see H.R. 4497), H1345 [18MR]
Safety: prohibit sale of certain pyrotechnic devices without warning labels or to children (see S. 2234), S1703 [19FE]
Telephones: billing for responses to sweepstakes and solicitations (see H.R. 5026), H2808 [29AP]
Television: consumer protection and competition in cable television (see H.R. 4850), H2668 [9AP]
———copyright compulsory licensing reform (see S. 3342), S16979 [5OC]
———local regulation of cable programming and rates (S. 12), waiving points of order against conference report (see H. Res. 571), H8646 [16SE]
Cloture motions
Product safety: establish uniform product liability laws (S. 640), S12928 [8SE], S13154 [10SE]
Television: local regulation of cable programming and rates (S. 12), S14027 [18SE]
Comparisons
Price survey of consumer goods in Toledo, OH, and Tokyo, Japan, H7086 [31JY]
Descriptions
Cellular telephone scanning receivers legislation, S17121 [7OC]
Dept. of Transportation appropriations (H.R. 5518) amendment relative to Dallas Love Field Airport air carrier restrictions, S12768 [12AU]
Taxpayer Protection, Deposit Insurance Reform and Regulatory Relief Act (H.R. 6069), E2970-E2973 [3OC]
Documents
Proposed Legislation Criminalizing Price Gouging in Declared National Disaster Areas, S16945 [5OC]
Explanations
State authority relative to power costs, S1206, S1207 [6FE]
Factsheets
Cable Television Since the 1984 Cable Act, S16662 [5OC]
Drug Industry Research and Development: Committee on Aging (Special), S3249 [11MR]
National Cable Statistics, S717 [31JA]
Statistics for Montana Cable, S717 [31JA]
Letters
Cable Television Consumer Protection Act: Black Entertainment Television, H8675 [17SE]
———David L. Donovan, H8675 [17SE]
———FCC, S14237 [21SE]
———Joseph S. Daddona, H11485 [5OC]
———National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters, S713 [31JA], H8674 [17SE]
———National Association of Broadcasters, S13163 [10SE], S14240, S14241 [21SE]
———National Association of Minorities in Cable, H8675 [17SE]
———President Bush, S13699 [17SE], S14226, S14250 [21SE]
———Senator Burns and Representative Lent, S16666 [5OC]
———Senator Wirth, S14241 [21SE]
———Tele-Communications, Inc., S720 [31JA]
Clarify that customer based, market share, and any similar intangible items are amortizable: Committee on Taxation (Joint), H5957 [2JY]
Consumer Confidence and Financial Flexibility Act: Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc., S3163 [10MR]
Consumer Protection Against Price-Fixing Act: William P. Barr, Attorney General, H5659 [30JN]
Consumer Protection Telemarketing Act: Committee on Agriculture, H9694 [29SE]
———Committee on Energy and Commerce, H9694 [29SE]
Consumer Reporting Reform Act: American Financial Services Association, H9391 [24SE]
———Associated Credit Bureaus, Inc., H9392 [24SE]
———Association for Children for Enforcement of Support, Inc., H9393 [24SE]
———Congressional Research Service, H9371, H9393, H9394 [24SE]
———Consumer Bankers Association, H9392 [24SE]
———Independent Bankers Association of America, H9391 [24SE]
———several retail and financial organizations, H9391 [24SE]
———U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H9390 [24SE]
Dallas Love Field Airport air carrier restrictions: Marc A. Birnbaum, S12770 [12AU]
———Senator Dole, S12766 [12AU]
———Senators Dole and Kassebaum, S12767 [12AU]
Equal employment opportunity legislation relating to the cable bill: Representative Richardson, H8446 [15SE]
———several Members of Congress, H8446 [15SE]
Home shopping networks: Consumer Federation of America, S585 [29JA]
Manufacturer product liability: Andrew F. Popper, S6447 [12MY]
———Barbara H. Franklin, Sec. of Commerce, S6463 [12MY]
Prescription drug prices, E505 [3MR], E728 [18MR], E763 [20MR]
———AIDS Action (organization), S3247 [11MR]
———American Association of Retired Persons, S3248 [11MR]
———American Diabetes Association, S3237, S3242 [11MR]
———American Legislative Exchange Council, S3237 [11MR]
———American Pharmaceutical Association, S3248 [11MR]
———American Public Welfare Association, S3248 [11MR]
———Carla A. Hills, U.S. Trade Representative, S3236, S3240 [11MR]
———Consumers Union, S3245 [11MR]
———Delegate Colorado, S3253 [11MR]
———Efrain Gonzalez, Jr., S3238 [11MR]
———Families United for Senior Action (organization), S3246 [11MR]
———Hispanic Policy Development Project, S3238 [11MR]
———Independent Insurance Agents of America, Inc., S3245 [11MR]
———International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union, S3248 [11MR]
———Latino Issues Forum (organization), S3238 [11MR]
———Leadership Council of Aging Organizations, S3245 [11MR]
———Louis W. Sullivan, Sec. of HHS, S3219, S3235, S3239 [11MR]
———National Association of Life Underwriters, S3245 [11MR]
———National Association of Retired Federal Employees, S3246 [11MR]
———National Black Caucus of State Legislators, S3237, S3241 [11MR]
———National Black Nurses' Association, Inc., S3218 [11MR]
———National Caucus and Center on Black Aged, Inc., S3247 [11MR]
———National Coalition of Hispanic Health and Human Services Organizations, S3237, S3241 [11MR]
———National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, S3247 [11MR]
———National Consumers League, S3247 [11MR]
———National Indian Council on Aging, Inc., S3246 [11MR]
———National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, S3244 [11MR]
———National Small Business United, S3244 [11MR]
———National Urban League, Inc., S3236, S3241 [11MR]
———Puertoricans in Civic Action (organization), S3245 [11MR]
———Rafael Hernandez-Colon, Governor of Puerto Rico, S3236, S3240, S3253 [11MR]
———Rene F. Rodriguez, S3237 [11MR]
———Senators Hatch, Coats, Bradley, and Lieberman, S3239 [11MR]
———Small Business Legislative Council, S3244 [11MR]
———U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S3236, S3241 [11MR]
Product Liability Fairness Act: Command Trust Network and Breast Implant Information Network, S12872 [8SE]
———J.I. Case Co., S13146 [10SE]
———National Federation of Independent Business, S13146 [10SE]
———National Small Business United, S13147 [10SE]
———National Women's Health Network, S12872 [8SE]
———Northland Pines Schools, S13146 [10SE]
———Petersen Automotive Corp., S13146 [10SE]
———Roundy's, Inc., S13146 [10SE]
———St. Joseph's Community Hospital of West Bend, WI, S13146 [10SE]
———Therma-Tron-X, Inc., S13147 [10SE]
———U.S. Industrial Sales Co., Inc., S13146 [10SE]
———Wisconsin Counties Association, S13147 [10SE]
———Wisconsin Restaurant Association, S13147 [10SE]
———Women's Law Center, Inc., S12872 [8SE]
Purchase of The Learning Channel: Discovery Communications, Inc., S753 [31JA]
Sexually explicit programs on cable TV: American Family Association Law Center, S589 [29JA]
———Bruce Fein, S647 [30JA]
———Morality in Media, Inc., S647 [30JA]
Tax treatment of withdrawals from pension plans and certain other tax credits: Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc., S988 [5FE], S5317 [9AP]
Telecommunications Equipment Research and Manufacturing Competition Act: several organizations, E131 [29JA]
Television syndication rules: Senator Nickles, S1506 [7FE]
Lists
Academic opponents to the Product Liability Fairness Act, S6447 [12MY]
Cable TV rate increases in Washington State, S592 [29JA]
Groups endorsing S. 12, Cable Television Consumer Protection Act, S421 [27JA]
Groups supporting the containment of prescription drug prices, S3243 [11MR]
Organizations and individuals opposed to Federal product liability legislation, S12857 [8SE]
Organizations supporting bottle deposit law, S7731 [10JN]
Memorandums
Bankcard Association Services: Bankcard Holders of America (organization), S614 [29JA]
Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act, H8651 [17SE]
Consumer Reporting Reform Act: Associated Credit Bureaus, Inc., H9392 [24SE]
Natural Gas Prices: Dept. of Defense, S14739 [23SE]
Memorials of legislature
California, S13417 [14SE]
Messages
Veto of S. 12, Cable Television Consumer Protection Act: President Bush, S16666 [5OC], H11477 [5OC]
Motions
FTC: authority regarding telephone sale fraud (S. 1392), H9698 [29SE]
Product safety: establish uniform product liability laws (S. 640), S12842, S12851 [8SE], S13154 [10SE]
Telephones: regulation of pay-per-call technology (S. 1579), H566 [25FE]
Television: consumer protection and competition in cable television (H.R. 4850), H6544 [23JY]
———local regulation of cable programming and rates (S. 12), H7115 [31JY]
———local regulation of cable programming and rates (S. 12), Breaux motion to table Graham amendment, S585 [29JA]
Papers
FTC Charges Abbott Laboratories With Bid-Rigging in Federal-State Nutrition Assistance Program, S8529 [18JN]
FTC Settlements With Two Leading U.S. Infant-Formula Makers Nets 3.6 Million Pounds of Powered Infant Formula as Restitution, S8530 [18JN]
Press releases
DeLonghi voluntarily to replace control panels on oil-filled electric heaters: CPSC, S12865 [8SE]
General Electric voluntarily recalls certain drip coffeemakers that may pose a fire hazard: CPSC, S12865 [8SE]
Gerry strollers recalled for potential brake safety: CPSC, S12865 [8SE]
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announcements of child safety seat recalls, S12866 [8SE]
Petrus umbrella stroller modification program: CPSC, S12866 [8SE]
Power lawnmower injuries decline: CPSC, S12869 [8SE]
Stanley garage door openers recalled due to entrapment hazard: CPSC, S12865 [8SE]
Publication
In Development—New Medicines for Older Americans: Pharmaceutical Manufactures Association, S3197-S3202 [11MR]
Remarks in House
Aeronautics: Dallas Love Field Airport air carrier restrictions, H8101-H8103 [12AU]
———prohibit discrimination against air carriers relative to computer reservation systems (H.R. 5466), H8091, H8104 [12AU], E2551 [12AU], E2615 [14SE]
———prohibit discrimination against air carriers relative to computer reservation systems (H.R. 5466), consideration (H. Res. 541), H7953, H7954 [11AU]
Airline industry: impact of the Transit Without Visa program, H2271 [2AP]
Antitrust policy: consumer protection from price-fixing (S. 429), E2072 [2JY]
———consumer protection from price-fixing (S. 429), conference report, H5657-H5664 [30JN]
Business and industry: establish minimum standards of conduct in franchise business relationships (H.R. 5233), E1485 [21MY], E3131 [9OC]
———regulation and sale of franchise businesses (H.R. 5232), E1484 [21MY], E3131 [9OC]
Buy American Act: apply to all procurements made under the Consumer Products Safety Act authorization, H8272 [10SE]
Buy American Week: designate (H.J. Res. 415), E319 [19FE]
Consumer Products Safety Act: extend authorization appropriations (H.R. 4706), H2024 [31MR], H8264-H8273 [10SE]
———extend authorization appropriations (H.R. 4706), consideration (H. Res. 555), H8160 [9SE]
———extend authorization appropriations (H.R. 4706), debate procedure, H7710 [6AU]
Credit: accuracy of credit reporting agencies (H.R. 3596), H8161 [9SE], H9302, H9356, H9374-H9401 [24SE]
———accuracy of credit reporting agencies (H.R. 3596), consideration (H. Res. 569), H9370-H9374 [24SE]
———ensure that consumer credit reports contain information on overdue child support payments (H.R. 6022), H9858-H9860 [29SE]
———Federal preemption of State consumer protection laws, H9389-H9400 [24SE]
———inclusion of overdue child support obligations in consumer credit reports, H5961 [2JY]
———restore availability, E293 [14FE]
Credit cards: competition, E743 [19MR]
Crime: prevent and resolve disputes concerning telephone toll fraud (H.R. 6066), E2837 [30SE]
Ecology and environment: funding for water quality incentives program, H5584-H5586 [30JN]
Egg Research and Consumer Information Act: producer assessment rates (H.R. 6112), E2963 [3OC]
Financial institutions: national economic objectives priority assignments, H4433 [9JN], H11916 [5OC]
———national economic objectives priority assignments (H.R. 6069), H10042 [1OC], E2900 [2OC], E2970 [3OC]
Food: inspection of Canadian meat, H6230 [9JY]
Foreign trade: purchase of U.S. made products, H2850 [30AP]
FTC: authority regarding telephone sale fraud (S. 1392), insert H.R. 3203 language in lieu, H9698 [29SE]
———fraud and consumer abuse committed on telephone sales (H.R. 3203), H9693-H9696 [29SE]
Government: promotion of employment, production, and purchasing power (H. Con. Res. 270), E91, E99 [28JA]
Hazardous substances: disclosure of certain information relating to public hazards (H.R. 2017), E845 [26MR]
Health: long-term care insurance and consumer protection standards (H.R. 5376), H4593 [11JN]
Housing: protection of equity interests relative to mortgage foreclosure (H.R. 4423), E643 [12MR]
Insurance: simplification of health payor forms (H.R. 5245), E1498 [21MY]
International trade: dumping of foreign products on U.S markets, H6040 [8JY]
Labeling: disclose country of final assembly on label, H8271 [10SE]
———modify requirements relative to warning labels and safety standards of 5-gallon buckets, H8270, H8271 [10SE]
Milk: nutritional value, E2856 [30SE]
Motor vehicles: availability of certain information to consumers (H.R. 4228), E292 [14FE]
———labeling of components manufactured abroad, E3050 [5OC]
National Credit Education Week: designate (S.J. Res. 252), H9962 [30SE]
National Customer Service Week: designate (S.J. Res. 166), H11920 [5OC]
Natural gas: State prorationing regulations, E1730, E1745 [9JN], E1856 [16JN]
Occupational safety and health: provide uniform warnings on personal protective equipment (H.R. 6101), E2944 [3OC]
Petroleum Marketing Practices Act: amend (H.R. 5000), E1597 [28MY]
Pharmaceuticals: containment of prescription drug prices, E505 [3MR], E728 [18MR]
———price of prescription drugs, E3302 [29OC]
Public utilities: refund of excess deferred taxes to consumers (H.R. 5015), E1141 [29AP]
Saturn Corp.: tribute, E2199 [21JY]
Small business: impact, H3971 [3JN]
———impact of environmental, employer, and consumer government regulations, H3333 [14MY], H3365 [18MY], H5052 [23JN], H5982 [7JY], E1396 [14MY]
———impact of Government imposition of environmental, employer, and consumer legislation, H2240 [1AP], H2271 [2AP], H4433 [9JN]
Taxation: clarify that customer based, market share, and any similar intangible items are amortizable, H5954, H5956, H5957, H5959 [2JY]
———treatment of advertising costs, E833 [25MR]
Telephones: regulation of pay-per-call technology (S. 1579), H564 [25FE], E3255 [9OC]
Television: consumer protection and competition in cable television, E3295 [9OC]
———consumer protection and competition in cable television (H.R. 4850), H6140 [8JY], H6497, H6545-H6559 [23JY], H8446 [15SE], E1033 [10AP], E1299 [8MY], E2283 [28JY]
———consumer protection and competition in cable television (H.R. 4850), consideration (H. Res. 523), H6487-H6497 [23JY]
———local regulation of cable programming and rates (S. 12), H7115 [31JY], H8225 [10SE], H8689 [17SE], H8740, H8741 [18SE], H8840 [22SE]
———local regulation of cable programming and rates (S. 12), conference report, H8671-H8687 [17SE], E2710 [18SE], E2757 [22SE], E2908 [2OC]
———local regulation of cable programming and rates (S. 12), veto, H9133 [23SE], H9304 [24SE], H9447 [25SE], H11200 [4OC], H11354, H11355, H11477-H11488 [5OC], E3193, E3244 [9OC]
———local regulation of cable programming and rates (S. 12), waiving points of order against conference report (H. Res. 571), H8649-H8659 [17SE]
———rate regulation of cable television by State public utility commissions, H6520-H6523 [23JY]
———State regulation of cable television services not subject to competition, H6524 [23JY]
Toys: hazardous warning labeling of certain (H.R. 3809), H826 [27FE]
Remarks in Senate
Aeronautics: accident liability standards, S6335 [7MY], S6433-S6444 [12MY], S6647-S6655, S6656 [14MY]
———Dallas Love Field Airport air carrier restrictions, S12766, S12768, S12770 [12AU]
Antitrust policy: consumer protection from price-fixing (S. 429), S3862 [18MR]
———promote competition in the retail gasoline market (S. 790), S8541 [18JN], S9034, S9036 [25JN]
———relative to cable television regulation of programming and rates, S661, S662 [30JA]
Business and industry: corporate responsibility relative to products and services, S11480-S11481 [4AU]
———fair pricing, S5556 [10AP]
Buy American Day: designate (S.J. Res. 262), S2594 [27FE]
CPSC: require labeling of certain toys and games (S. 2863), S8391 [17JN]
Credit: ensure that consumer credit reports contain information on overdue child support payments (H.R. 6022), S16449 [2OC], S16643 [5OC]
———ensure that consumer credit reports contain information on overdue child support payments (S. 2896), S8998 [25JN]
———reform consumer reporting requirements (S. 2776), S7203 [21MY]
Disasters: prevention of price gouging, S16943 [5OC]
Drugs: tax treatment of pharmaceutical manufacturers, S6632 [14MY]
Education: establish a National Commission on Containing College Costs, S1870 [20FE]
Financial institutions: national economic objectives priority assignments, S13257 [10SE], S16688 [5OC]
Fish: safety of products intended for human consumption (S. 2538), S4944-S4956 [7AP]
———safety of products intended for human consumption (S. 2884), S8673 [23JN]
FTC: authority regarding telephone sale fraud (S. 1392), S17188-S17194 [7OC], S18233, S18240 [8OC]
———authorizing appropriations (S. 3150), S11799 [6AU], S11964 [7AU]
Government regulations: impact on cable television industry, S663 [30JA]
Health care professionals: use of the terms Visiting Nurse Association and Visiting Nurse Service (S. 2087), S11227 [3AU]
Issaquah, WA: Community Enterprises of Issaquah, recipient of Senator Slade Gorton's Consumer Champion Award, S12720 [12AU]
Law enforcement: proposal to require telephone and data encryption technology services to provide access to consumers' phone lines and data for criminal investigations, S15693 [29SE], S17124 [7OC]
Motor vehicles: make certain information available to consumers (S. 2232), S1710 [19FE]
National Credit Education Week: designate (S.J. Res. 252), S1266 [6FE]
National Customer Service Week: designate (S.J. Res. 166), S5823 [29AP]
———designate (S.J. Res. 166), star print, S4784 [2AP]
Natural gas: require refunds for overcharged customers, S1583-S1586 [18FE], S1627-S1632 [19FE]
Petroleum: gasoline pricing practices of major oil companies relative to the type of customer (S. 2041), S5103 [8AP]
———price inversions in retail gasoline market, S7624 [4JN]
———retail gasoline market, S7241 [21MY]
Petroleum Marketing Practices Act: amend (S. 2656), S6009 [5MY]
Pharmaceuticals: containment of prescription drug prices, S3182-S3258 [11MR]
———prices, S8868 [25JN]
Postal Service: consumer mail fraud (S. 3376), S18166 [8OC]
Power resources: State authority relative to power costs, S1206-S1214 [6FE]
Product safety: establish uniform product liability laws, S6335 [7MY], S6433-S6472 [12MY], S6707 [14MY]
———establish uniform product liability laws (S. 640), S4684 [2AP], S6659 [14MY], S12499 [12AU], S12800, S12852-S12874, S12928 [8SE], S13119 [9SE], S13139-S13157, S13245, S13246 [10SE]
———establish uniform product liability laws (S. 640), unanimous-consent agreement, S9056 [26JN]
Public utilities: regulation of electric utility holding company systems (S. 2607), S5293-S5295 [9AP]
Recycling: bottle deposit law, S7729-S7731 [10JN]
Safety: prohibit sale of certain pyrotechnic devices without warning labels or to children (S. 2234), S1711 [19FE]
Small business: impact of environmental, employer, and consumer government regulations, S8444 [18JN]
Taxation: treatment of withdrawals from pension plans and certain other tax credits (S. 1984), S781 [31JA], S833 [3FE], S987, S988 [5FE], S3159 [10MR]
Telephones: regulation of pay-per-call technology (S. 1579), S17112-S17127 [7OC]
Television: copyright compulsory licensing reform (S. 3342), S17008 [5OC]
———local regulation of cable programming and rates, S1519, S1520 [18FE]
———local regulation of cable programming and rates (S. 12), S400-S433, S436-S438 [27JA], S561-S595, S600-S605 [29JA], S627, S635-S638, S639-S641, S642-S651, S652, S653, S654-S664, S666-S668, S671-S676 [30JA], S711, S712-S770 [31JA], S1505 [7FE], S12740 [12AU], S13163, S13168 [10SE], S13467 [15SE], S13576 [16SE], S14153 [18SE]
———local regulation of cable programming and rates (S. 12), conference report, S13544 [15SE], S13698 [17SE], S14027 [18SE], S14222-S14256 [21SE], S14583, S14590, S14600-S14616 [22SE]
———local regulation of cable programming and rates (S. 12), conference requested, S12557 [12AU]
———local regulation of cable programming and rates (S. 12), order to print, S2610 [27FE]
———local regulation of cable programming and rates (S. 12), unanimous-consent agreement, S14199 [18SE]
———local regulation of cable programming and rates (S. 12), veto, S16244 [2OC], S16460 [3OC], S16652-S16677 [5OC]
———permit cable operators to decline indecent programming on leased access channels, S652 [30JA]
———regulation of shopping service stations, S14601 [22SE]
———sexually explicit programs on cable TV, S646-S651 [30JA]
Wisconsin Counties Association: tribute to Priority U.S.A. program for supporting U.S. workmanship and products, S1607 [18FE]
Reports
Market Power and Price Increases for Basic Cable Service Since Deregulation, August 6, 1991, S739 [31JA]
Regulation of Cable Television Rates: Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, S724-S726 [31JA]
Reports by conference committees
Cable Television Consumer Protection Act (S. 12), H8308-H8320 [14SE]
Consumer Protection From Monopoly Price-Fixing (S. 429), H5028 [22JN]
Reports filed
Accuracy of Credit Reporting Agencies: Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs (H.R. 3956) (H. Rept. 102-692), H6581 [23JY]
Conference Report on Cable Television Consumer Protection Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (S. 12) (H. Rept. 102-862), H8357 [14SE]
Consideration of H.R. 3596, Assurance of Credit Reporting Agency Accuracy: Committee on Rules (H. Res. 569) (H. Rept. 102-867), H8646 [16SE]
Consideration of H.R. 4706, Consumer Product Safety Act Appropriations: Committee on Rules (H. Res. 555) (H. Rept. 102-840), H8143 [12AU]
Consideration of H.R. 4850, Promotion of Competition in Cable Television and Consumer Protection: Committee on Rules (H. Res. 523) (H. Rept. 102-687), H6448 [22JY]
Consideration of H.R. 5466, Prohibit Discrimination Against Air Carriers Relative to Computer Reservation Systems: Committee on Rules (H. Res. 541) (H. Rept. 102-785), H7516, H7532 [5AU]
Consumer Products Safety Act Appropriations: Committee on Energy and Commerce (H.R. 4706) (H. Rept. 102-649), H5978 [2JY]
Consumer Protection Against Price-Fixing Act: committee of conference (S. 429) (H. Rept. 102-605), H5041 [22JN]
Consumer Protection and Competition in Cable Television: Committee on Energy and Commerce (H.R. 4850) (H. Rept. 102-628), H5541 [29JN]
Discrimination Against Air Carriers Relative To Computer Reservation Systems: Committee on Public Works and Transportation (H.R. 5466) (H. Rept. 102-724), H6705 [27JY]
FTC Appropriations: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. 3150) (S. Rept. 102-446), S15881 [30SE]
Gasoline Pricing Practices of Major Oil Companies Relative to the Type of Customer: Committee on the Judiciary (S. 2043) (S. Rept. 102-458), S18160 [8OC]
Motor Fuel Consumer Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (S. 790) (S. Rept. 102-450), S16142 [1OC]
National Credit Education Week: Committee on the Judiciary (S.J. Res. 252), S8972 [25JN]
Petroleum Marketing Practices Act Amendments: Committee on Energy and Commerce (H.R. 5000) (H. Rept. 102-1029), H11626 [5OC]
———Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (S. 2656) (S. Rept. 102-325), S10035 [21JY]
———Committee on the Judiciary (S. 2041) (S. Rept. 102-423), S14975 [24SE]
Reduce Product Liability for Joint Business Ventures: Committee on the Judiciary (H.R. 1604) (H. Rept. 102-972), H10099 [1OC]
Requirement That Drug Manufactures Provide Affordable Prices for Drugs Purchased by Certain Entities: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (S. 1729) (S. Rept. 102-259), S2674 [3MR]
Strengthening of the FTC To Protect Consumers From Fraud and Abuse in Sales Made Over the Telephone: Committee on Energy and Commerce (H.R. 3203) (H. Rept. 102-688), H6448 [22JY]
Use of Terms Visiting Nurse Association and Visiting Nurse Service: Committee on the Judiciary (S. 2087), S10926 [30JY]
Waiving Points of Order Against Conference Report on S. 12, Cable Television Consumer Protection Act: Committee on Rules (H. Res. 571) (H. Rept. 102-869), H8646 [16SE]
Resolutions by organizations
Cable Television Local Regulation of Programming and Rates: State legislature of Kentucky, S1520 [18FE]
Prescription drug prices: Pennsylvania Council on Aging, S3249 [11MR]
Rulings of the Chair
Aeronautics: prohibit discrimination against air carriers relative to computer reservation systems (H.R. 5466), H8103 [12AU]
Statements
Cable Deregulation: Representative Mazzoli, H8653 [17SE]
Cable Television Consumer Protection Act: C-SPAN, S759 [31JA]
———OMB, S712, S723 [31JA]
———Representative Dingell, E2908 [2OC]
———Representative Eckart, E2908 [2OC], E3193 [9OC]
———Senator Stevens, S727 [31JA]
Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act: OMB, H6489 [23JY]
Consumer Reporting Reform Act: Representative Barnard, H9395 [24SE]
Dallas Love Field Airport Air Carrier Restrictions: Dept. of Transportation, S12768 [12AU]
———FTC, S12768 [12AU]
Home Shopping Station Licensing: Representative Dingell, E2908 [2OC]
———Representative Eckart, E2908 [2OC]
Oklahoma Prorationing Regulations on Natural Gas: Charles Nesbitt, E1745 [9JN]
Prescription Drug Prices: Children's Defense Fund (organization), S3247 [11MR]
Response to Statements Relative to Senator Pryor's Prescription Drug Prices Amendment: Senator Hatch, S3231 [11MR]
Studies
Consumers, Competition and Choice—The Impact of Price Controls on the Credit Card Industry, E744 [19MR]
Pharmaceutical Industry—Tax Benefits of Operating in Puerto Rico: GAO, S6634-S6641 [14MY]
Summaries
American Automobile Labeling Act (S. 2232), S1711 [19FE]
Cable Rate Increases in the State of Washington: Consumer Federation of America, S14612 [22SE]
Consumer Seafood Safety Act (S. 2538), S4953 [7AP]
Copyright Compulsory License Reform Act (S. 3342), S17012 [5OC]
Government Regulation Minimum Standards of Conduct in Franchise Business Relationships (H.R. 5233), E1486 [21MY]
Liability Reform for General Aviation—A Need at the Point of Crisis: General Aviation Manufacturers Association, S13245 [10SE]
Pharmaceutical Industry—Tax Benefits of Operating in Puerto Rico: Committee on Aging (Special), S6641 [14MY]
Prescription Drug Cost Containment Act (S. 2000), S3190 [11MR]
Product Liability Fairness Act Substitute Amendment (S. 640), S13119 [9SE]
Small Business Regulation and Sale of Franchise Businesses (H.R. 5232), E1486 [21MY]
Synopses
Taxpayer Protection, Deposit Insurance Reform and Regulatory Relief Act (H.R. 6069), E2973-E2979 [3OC]
Tables
Annual regulatory costs of S. 12, Cable Television Consumer Protection Act, S16666 [5OC]
District Cablevision (Washington, DC) residential rates and charges, S747 [31JA]
Drug price increases, E3303, E3304 [29OC]
Estimated Number of satellite receiving stations in the U.S., S739 [31JA]
Outpatient prescribed medicine, E3303 [29OC]
Pharmaceutical spreadsheets, E3303 [29OC]
Revenue, pre-tax operating income, operating cash flow, and assets of publicly reporting cable system operators, S743 [31JA]
Texts of
H. Res. 523, consideration of H.R. 4850, consumer protection and competition in cable television, H6488 [23JY]
H. Res. 541, consideration of H.R. 5466, prohibit discrimination against air carriers relative to computer reservation systems, H7953 [11AU]
H. Res. 555, consideration of H.R. 4706, Consumer Products Safety Act extension of authorization of appropriations, H8160 [9SE]
H. Res. 569, consideration of H.R. 3596, Consumer Reporting Reform Act, H9370 [24SE]
H. Res. 571, waiving points of order against conference report on S. 12, Cable Television Consumer Protection Act, H8649 [17SE]
H.R. 3203, Consumer Protection Telemarketing Act, H9691-H9693 [29SE]
H.R. 4415, Deposit Insurance Reform Act, H1130 [10MR]
H.R. 4850, Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act, H6510-H6520 [23JY]
H.R. 6022, Child Support Enforcement Act, H9858 [29SE]
H.R. 6069, Taxpayer Protection, Deposit Insurance Reform and Regulatory Relief Act, E2979-E2997 [3OC]
S. 12, Cable Television Consumer Protection Act, S400-S408 [27JA], S760-S769 [31JA]
S. 1392, Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act, H9696-H9698 [29SE]
S. 1579, 900 Services Consumer Protection Act, H564-H566 [25FE]
S. 2087, use of the terms Visiting Nurse Association and Visiting Nurse Service, S11227 [3AU]
S. 2232, American Automobile Labeling Act, S1710 [19FE]
S. 2234, Signal Flare Safety Act, S1711 [19FE]
S. 2538, Consumer Seafood Safety Act, S4945-S4953 [7AP]
S. 2656, amend Petroleum Marketing Practices Act, S6010 [5MY]
S. 2776, Consumer Reporting Reform Act, S7204-S7211 [21MY]
S. 2863, Toy Injury Reduction Act, S8392 [17JN]
S. 2896, ensure that consumer credit reports contain information on overdue child support payments, S8998 [25JN]
S. 3150, authorizing appropriations for the FTC, S11964-S11967 [7AU]
S. 3342, Copyright Compulsory License Reform Act, S17009-S17012 [5OC]
S.J. Res. 166, National Customer Service Week, S5823 [29AP], H11920 [5OC]
S.J. Res. 252, National Credit Education Week, S9086 [26JN], H9962 [30SE]