ANTITRUST POLICY

Amendments

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 (S. 1854), S10834, S10849 [19OC]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (H.R. 1304), H5169 [26JN], H5636, H5637, H5639, H5641, H5643, H5644, H5647, H5657 [29JN]

Articles and editorials

Driving Up Drug Prices, S7908 [27JY]

Government Wants Control of MS, S3554 [4MY]

Need for Nuclear Power, S155-S158 [31JA]

Perverse Use of Antitrust Law, S8565 [14SE]

Super Mario Smothers, E1108 [23JN]

United We Stand, in Line, S9597 [2OC]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: promote competition among wholesale purchasers and establish a commission to review large agriculture mergers, concentration, and market power (see H.R. 4321), H2338 [13AP]

———review agribusiness mergers, enhance competition, and protect family farms, ranches, and rural communities from unfair or deceptive agribusiness practices (see S. 2744), S5241 [15JN]

Arts and humanities: exempt agreements relative to voluntary guidelines governing telecast material, movies, video games, Internet content, music lyrics from applicability of antitrust laws (see H.R. 5350), H8617 [2OC]

Business and industry: impose a temporary moratorium on the elimination of the existing ``pooling of interests'' method of accounting for business mergers and acquisitions (see H.R. 5365), H8735 [3OC]

———oppose the proposed merger of United Airlines, Inc., and US Airways, Inc., relative to public interest, public convenience, and necessity policies (see S. Res. 344), S7656 [26JY]

———treatment of voluntary guidelines governing telecast material, movies, video games, Internet content, and music lyrics (see S. 2127), S1024 [1MR]

Computers: encourage disclosure and exchange of information relative to cyber security of critical infrastructure (see H.R. 4246), H2238 [12AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit excessive concentration resulting from mergers among certain purchasers, processors, and sellers of agricultural commodities and establish an Office of Special Counsel for Agriculture (see H.R. 4339), H2339 [13AP]

———require review of agribusiness mergers and acquisitions and allow imposition of conditions relative to anticompetitive practices (see S. 2252), S1461 [20MR]

Dept. of Justice: establish in the Antitrust Division a position with responsibility for agricultural antitrust matters (see H.R. 3689), H510 [16FE]

Dept. of Transportation: oversight of airline industry competitive activities relative to mergers (see H.R. 4978), H7128 [26JY]

Drugs: enhance competition for prescription drugs by increasing enforcement of existing antitrust laws relative to brand name and generic drugs (see S. 2993), S7840 [27JY] (see H.R. 5235), H7932 [20SE] (see H.R. 5313), H8405 [27SE]

Foreign policy: establish U.S. interests relative to antitrust lawsuits asserting the manipulation of energy supplies or prices (see H.R. 4731), H5083 [23JN]

———make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (see S. 2778), S5663 [22JN] (see H.R. 5241), H7990 [21SE]

Government regulations: remove the notification requirement applicable to acquisitions of certain voting securities and assets and modify filing fees (see H.R. 4194), H1851 [5AP]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (H.R. 1304), consideration (see H. Res. 542), H5435 [28JN]

NRC: authorizing appropriations and improving operations (see S. 2016), S149 [31JA]

Surface Transportation Board: strengthen railroad merger review standards and apply Federal antitrust laws to rail carriers and railroad transportation (see S. 2604), S4297 [23MY] (see H.R. 4514), H3523 [22MY]

Telecommunications: limit FCC authority to review and impose conditions on certain mergers and transactions (see H.R. 4019), H1118 [16MR]

———strengthen limitation on transfer of telecommunications licenses to foreign companies with Government ownership (see S. 2793), S5884 [27JN]

———strengthen limitation on transfer of telecommunications licenses to foreign companies with government ownership (see H.R. 4903), H6717 [20JY]

Letters

OPEC oil production levels: Representative Gilman, E1586 [25SE]

Proposed merger of United Airlines, Inc., and US Airways, Inc.: Alfred E. Kahn, S7692 [26JY]

Memorandums

Quality Health-Care Coalition Act: Morton Rosenberg, Congressional Research Service, H5633-H5635 [29JN]

Press releases

FTC Charges Drug Manufacturers With Stifling Competition in Two Prescription Drug Markets: FTC, H5309 [28JN]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: impose a moratorium on large agribusiness mergers and establish a commission to review large agriculture mergers, H1070-H1072 [15MR]

———promote competition among wholesale purchasers and establish a commission to review large agriculture mergers, concentration, and market power, H5704 [10JY]

———promote competition among wholesale purchasers and establish a commission to review large agriculture mergers, concentration, and market power (H.R. 4321), E587 [13AP]

AT&T: antitrust legislation relative to merger with MediaOne, E2036 [31OC]

Business and industry: merger of United Airlines, Inc., and US Airways, Inc., H7068 [26JY], E1090 [23JN], E1644 [2OC]

———merger of Worldcom, Inc., and Sprint Corp., E1084 [22JN], E1108 [23JN]

Computers: encourage disclosure and exchange of information relative to cyber security of critical infrastructure (H.R. 4246), E545 [12AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: efforts to combat food industry monopolistic pricing practices and antitrust activities, E1169 [30JN]

Dept. of Justice: Antitrust Division funding, H4989-H4992 [22JN]

Dept. of Transportation: oversight of airline industry competitive activities relative to mergers (H.R. 4978), H7068 [26JY]

Drugs: enhance competition for prescription drugs by increasing enforcement of existing antitrust laws relative to brand name and generic drugs (H.R. 5235), E1538 [20SE]

Foreign policy: establish U.S. interests relative to antitrust lawsuits asserting the manipulation of energy supplies or prices (H.R. 4731), E1107 [23JN], E1585 [25SE]

FTC: antitrust activities funding, H4989-H4992 [22JN]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (H.R. 1304), H3416 [19MY], H3756-H3763 [24MY], H3860-H3863 [25MY], H5440, H5627-H5652 [29JN], E1185, E1189, E1191 [10JY]

———application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (H.R. 1304), consideration (H. Res. 542), H5617-H5626 [29JN]

Health care professionals: exempt discussions on requiring abortion coverage from collective bargaining negotiations between health care professionals and HMO's, H5618-H5625, H5631, H5644-H5646 [29JN]

———exempt labor negotiations with health plans from antitrust laws if the FTC or Dept. of Justice certify the negotiations, H5639-H5641 [29JN]

———negotiation over fees, payments, or reimbursements with health plans, H5637-H5639, H5643, H5644 [29JN]

Microsoft Corp.: appeals court process relative to application of antitrust laws, H8747 [4OC]

———application of antitrust laws, H1660 [3AP], H2094 [11AP], E478 [3AP]

Small business: allow Federal court jurisdiction over claims dealing with interference in interstate commerce and antitrust matters, H479 [16FE]

Surface Transportation Board: strengthen railroad merger review standards and apply Federal antitrust laws to rail carriers and railroad transportation (H.R. 4514), E803 [22MY]

Technology: modify accounting system used in reviewing certain mergers and acquisitions, E343 [16MR]

Telecommunications: assure competition in markets, E114 [10FE]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: review agribusiness mergers, enhance competition, and protect family farms, ranches, and rural communities from unfair or deceptive agribusiness practices (S. 2744), S5271 [15JN], S11385 [31OC]

Business and industry: oppose the proposed merger of United Airlines, Inc., and US Airways, Inc., relative to public interest, public convenience, and necessity policies (S. Res. 344), S7692-S7694 [26JY], S9597 [2OC]

———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, S11240 [27OC], S11872 [15DE]

———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), S10848-S10850 [19OC], S10920 [24OC], S10989 [25OC]

———treatment of voluntary guidelines governing telecast material, movies, video games, Internet content, and music lyrics (S. 2127), S1025 [1MR], S8606 [14SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: require review of agribusiness mergers and acquisitions and allow imposition of conditions relative to anticompetitive practices (S. 2252), S1463 [20MR]

Drugs: enhance competition for prescription drugs by increasing enforcement of existing antitrust laws relative to brand name and generic drugs (S. 2993), S7908 [27JY]

Foreign policy: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (S. 2778), S5683 [22JN]

Microsoft Corp.: appeals court process relative to application of antitrust laws, S9255 [26SE]

———application of antitrust laws, S325 [3FE], S605 [10FE]

———impact of Dept. of Justice antitrust suit on consumers and the economy, S6247 [30JN], S8565 [14SE]

———proposed remedies submitted by the Dept. of Justice and several States relative to antitrust suit, S3553-S3555 [4MY]

NRC: authorizing appropriations and improving operations (S. 2016), S152 [31JA]

Public utilities: provide for competition in electric power industry, S11470 [1NO]

Surface Transportation Board: development of new standards for rail mergers, S7066 [17JY]

Telecommunications: strengthen limitation on transfer of telecommunications licenses to foreign companies with Government ownership (S. 2793), S5884 [27JN]

Telecommunications Act: restore ownership limits on television and radio stations, S10902 [24OC]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 1304, Quality Health-Care Coalition Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 542) (H. Rept. 106-709), H5435 [28JN]

Health Care Access Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1864), S4459 [25MY]

No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2778), S8941 [21SE]

Quality Health-Care Coalition Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1304) (H. Rept. 106-625), H3412 [18MY]

Summaries

Airline Competition Preservation Act (H.R. 4978), H7069 [26JY]

Promote Competition Among Wholesale Purchasers and Establish a Commission To Review Large Agriculture Mergers, Concentration, and Market Power (H.R. 4321), E587 [13AP]

Texts of

H. Res. 542, consideration of H.R. 1304, Quality Health-Care Coalition Act, H5617 [29JN]

H.R. 4731, Foreign Trust Busting Act, E1107 [23JN]

S. 1854, 21st Century Acquisition Reform and Improvement Act, S10848, S10849 [19OC]

S. 2016, NRC appropriations and operations improvement, S153-S155 [31JA]

S. 2127, Children's Protection Act, S1025 [1MR]

S. 2993, Drug Competition Act, S7908 [27JY]

S. Res. 344, oppose the proposed merger of United Airlines, Inc., and US Airways, Inc., relative to public interest, public convenience, and necessity policies, S7692 [26JY]