ANTITRUST POLICY
Analyses
Competition in Electric Power Industry (S. 1047), S5290-S5292 [13MY]
Competition in Electric Power Industry (S. 1048), S5292 [13MY]
Articles and editorials
Big Antitrust Cases Will Hurt `Little Guys', S4248 [27AP]
Case Closed—Lay Off Microsoft, S10377 [5AU]
Giant Killer—Wellstone's Misguided Agriculture Merger Plan, S14656 [17NO]
Is Antitrust Anti-Entrepreneur?, S4248 [27AP]
Microsoft Corp.—Application of Antitrust Law, S10377 [5AU]
Navy—Calibration Flaw Crashed Yorktown LAN, E657 [14AP]
Punishing Microsoft, S14235 [8NO]
U.S. Department of Microsoft?, S14235 [8NO]
Bills and resolutions
Agriculture: impose a moratorium on large agribusiness mergers and establish a commission to review large agriculture mergers (see S. 1739), S12695 [15OC] (see H.R. 3159), H11067 [27OC]
Business and industry: require companies to file a premerger notification with the Dept. of Justice or the FTC if the size of the transaction exceeds certain monetary thresholds (see S. 1854), S13972 [4NO]
———treatment of voluntary guidelines governing telecast material, movies, video games, Internet content, and music lyrics (see H.R. 1855), H3295 [18MY]
Clayton Act: restate and improve certain sections (see S. 467), S2007 [25FE]
Dept. of Justice: establish in the Antitrust Division a position with responsibility for agricultural antitrust matters (see S. 1984), S15089 [19NO]
Economy: repeal antitrust laws (see H.R. 1789), H3169 [13MY]
Electric power: prohibit States from granting exclusive rights to sell electric energy or discriminating against the purchase of electric energy in interstate commerce (see S. 1284), S7590 [24JN]
FCC: establish time limits for review of mergers, acquisitions, and other license transfers (see H.R. 2783), H7883 [5AU]
Foreign trade: clarify antitrust policy relative to commerce with foreign nations (see H.R. 101), H235 [7JA]
———strengthen U.S. ability to counteract foreign measures that act as market access barriers (see H.R. 3393), H12107 [16NO]
Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 1304), H1800 [25MR]
Laws: make technical corrections (see S. 1764), S13012 [21OC] (see H.R. 1801), H3170 [13MY]
Public utilities: provide consumers with a reliable source of electricity and choice of electric providers (see H.R. 2050), H3858 [8JN]
———provide for competition in electric power industry (see S. 516), S2209 [3MR] (see S. 1047, 1048), S5265 [13MY] (see H.R. 667), H584 [10FE]
———revise regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (see S. 313), S1021 [27JA]
———revision of the regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (see H.R. 2363), H4992 [25JN]
Shipping Act: restore the application of antitrust laws to certain applicable agreements and conduct (see H.R. 3138), H10769 [25OC]
Sports: expand antitrust exemption applicable to professional sports leagues and require participation in financing stadium construction activities (see S. 952), S4664 [4MY]
———limit antitrust exemption applicable to broadcasting agreements made by professional sports leagues (see H.R. 532), H417 [3FE]
Telecommunications: assure competition in markets (see S. 1312), S8084 [1JY]
———enhance Dept. of Justice authority to prevent certain mergers and acquisitions (see S. 1121), S5954 [25MY] (see S. 1137), S6049 [26MY]
———limit FCC authority in reviewing certain mergers and acquisitions (see S. 1125), S6049 [26MY] (see H.R. 3186), H11195 [1NO]
———modify FCC authority over license transfers (see H.R. 2533), H5686 [15JY]
Letters
Application of antitrust laws to Microsoft Corp.: Karen Kerrigan, Small Business Survival Committee, S4249 [27AP]
Competition in electric power industry: Bill Richardson, Sec. of Energy, S5289 [13MY]
Press releases
Ocean Shipping Reform Act antitrust aspects: Committee on the Judiciary (House), H2667 [5MY]
Remarks in House
Agriculture: impose a moratorium on large agribusiness mergers and establish a commission to review large agriculture mergers (H.R. 3159), E2203 [27OC]
Economy: repeal antitrust laws (H.R. 1789), H11683 [8NO], E1001 [18MY]
FCC: approval of proposed merger between SBC Communications, Inc., and Ameritech (company), E553 [24MR], E592 [25MR]
———approval of proposed merger between SBC Communications, Inc., and Ameritech Corp., E675 [15AP], E702 [20AP]
———establish time limits for review of mergers, acquisitions, and other license transfers (H.R. 2783), E1775 [5AU]
Foreign trade: clarify antitrust policy relative to commerce with foreign nations (H.R. 101), E51 [7JA]
———strengthen U.S. ability to counteract foreign measures that act as market access barriers (H.R. 3393), E2395 [16NO]
Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (H.R. 1304), E2172 [25OC]
Laws: make technical corrections (H.R. 1801), H11318-H11321 [2NO], E2257 [3NO]
Microsoft Corp.: application of antitrust laws, H588 [11FE], H11683 [8NO], H11714 [9NO], H12065 [16NO], E657 [14AP]
———clarification of allegation relative to computer system on U.S.S. Yorktown, E657 [14AP]
Public utilities: revision of the regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (H.R. 2363), E1408 [25JN]
Sports: limit antitrust exemption applicable to broadcasting agreements made by professional sports leagues (H.R. 532), H382, H399 [3FE]
Telecommunications: modify FCC authority over license transfers (H.R. 2533), E1559, E1560 [15JY]
Remarks in Senate
Agriculture: impose a moratorium on large agribusiness mergers and establish a commission to review large agriculture mergers, S13117, S13141 [26OC], S14502-S14510 [10NO], S14654-S14663 [17NO]
———impose a moratorium on large agribusiness mergers and establish a commission to review large agriculture mergers (S. 1739), S12697 [15OC]
———transfer antitrust authority from Dept. of Agriculture to Dept. of Justice, S7495 [23JN]
Business and industry: merger of Barnes & Noble Inc., and Ingram Book Co., S4938 [10MY]
———merger of CBS and Viacom, Inc., S10538 [8SE]
———require companies to file a premerger notification with the Dept. of Justice or the FTC if the size of the transaction exceeds certain monetary thresholds (S. 1854), S13973-S13975 [4NO]
Clayton Act: restate and improve certain sections (S. 467), S2432 [8MR]
Computers: Federal regulation of the information technology industry, S7477 [22JN]
Dept. of Justice: Antitrust Division funding, S3392 [25MR]
Electric power: prohibit States from granting exclusive rights to sell electric energy or discriminating against the purchase of electric energy in interstate commerce (S. 1284), S7603 [24JN]
Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (H.R. 1304), S13599 [1NO]
Laws: make technical corrections (S. 1764), S13019 [21OC]
Microsoft Corp.: application of antitrust laws, S2237-S2239 [4MR], S2574 [11MR], S2617-S2620 [15MR], S2923 [18MR], S4248 [27AP], S4426 [29AP], S5981 [26MY], S7477 [22JN], S10376 [5AU], S14234-S14236 [8NO], S14395 [9NO], S14692 [17NO]
Public utilities: provide for competition in electric power industry (S. 516), S2211 [3MR]
———provide for competition in electric power industry (S. 1047), S5288-S5292 [13MY]
———provide for competition in electric power industry (S. 1048), S5288-S5292 [13MY]
———revise regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (S. 313), S1021 [27JA]
Sports: expand antitrust exemption applicable to professional sports leagues and require participation in financing stadium construction activities (S. 952), S4673-S4675 [4MY], S4815 [5MY]
Telecommunications: assure competition in markets (S. 1312), S8085 [1JY]
———enhance Dept. of Justice authority to prevent certain mergers and acquisitions, S12154 [7OC]
———enhance Dept. of Justice authority to prevent certain mergers and acquisitions (S. 1121), S5962 [25MY]
———limit FCC authority in reviewing certain mergers and acquisitions (S. 1125), S6050 [26MY]
Reports filed
Antitrust Merger Review Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 467), S8084 [1JY]
Antitrust Technical Corrections Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1801) (H. Rept. 106-411), H10769 [25OC]
Antitrust Technical Corrections and Improvements Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1764), S13401 [28OC]
Public Utility Holding Company Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 313) (S. Rept. 106-7), S2094 [2MR]
Statements
Antitrust Technical Corrections Act: ABA, H11318 [2NO]
Summaries
Antitrust Policy Technical Corrections (S. 1764), S13019 [21OC]
Telecommunications Competition Enforcement Act (S. 1312), S8087 [1JY]
Testimonies
Government Regulation of the Information Technology Industry: Alan Greenspan, FRS, S7477 [22JN]
———Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., S7479 [22JN]
Texts of
H.R. 1801, Antitrust Technical Corrections Act, H11318 [2NO]
H.R. 2783, establish time limits on FCC review of mergers, acquisitions, and other license transfers, E1776 [5AU]
S. 467, Antitrust Merger Review Act, S2432-S2434 [8MR]
S. 1121, Antitrust Improvements Act, S5963 [25MY]