ANTITRUST POLICY

Amendments

Education: make permanent the favorable treatment of need-based educational aid under antitrust laws (H.R. 768), S10166, S10252 [3OC], H7730 [6NO]

Articles and editorials

Global Conspiracy on Construction Bids Defrauded U.S., S6384 [18JN]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: issue guidelines on mergers by wholesale purchasers of livestock, poultry, and unprocessed agricultural commodities (see H.R. 3383), H8731 [29NO]

Antitrust Modernization Commission: establish (see H.R. 2325), H3711 [27JN]

Arts and humanities: application of antitrust laws to collective negotiations among playwrights and producers relative to development, licensing, and production of plays (see H.R. 3543, 3543), H10909 [19DE]

Aviation: impose temporary moratorium on certain airline mergers and acquisitions (see H.R. 761), H442 [27FE]

———streamline approval process for runways, terminals, and airports and grant airlines a limited antitrust exemption to relieve congestion at airports (see S. 633), S2979 [27MR]

Business and industry: treatment of voluntary guidelines governing telecast material, movies, video games, Internet content, and music lyrics (see S. 124), S100 [22JA]

Computers: encourage disclosure and exchange of information relative to cyber security of critical infrastructure (see H.R. 2435), H3861 [10JY]

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. 1526), H1498 [4AP]

———require review of agribusiness mergers and acquisitions and allow imposition of conditions relative to anticompetitive practices (see S. 1076), S6601 [21JN]

Dept. of Justice: establish in the Antitrust Division a position with responsibility for agricultural antitrust matters (see S. 282), S1122 [7FE]

Dept. of Transportation: delay the amendment or modification of operating certificates of major air carriers in connection with a merger or acquisition (see S. 578), S2582 [20MR]

———oversight of airline industry competitive activities relative to mergers (see S. 199), S636 [29JA] (see H.R. 142), H60 [6JA]

Drugs: enhance competition for prescription drugs by increasing enforcement of existing antitrust laws relative to brand name and generic drugs (see S. 754), S3706 [6AP] (see H.R. 1063), H953 [15MR] (see H.R. 1530), H1498 [4AP]

Education: make permanent the favorable treatment of need-based educational aid under antitrust laws (see H.R. 768), H505 [28FE]

Foreign policy: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (see S. 665), S3215 [30MR]

Government regulations: notification requirements exemptions (see H.R. 2819), H5337 [2AU]

Laws: make technical corrections (see H.R. 809), H621 [1MR]

Public utilities: revise regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (see S. 206), S706 [30JA] (see H.R. 1101), H1010 [20MR]

Shipping Act: restore the application of antitrust laws to certain applicable agreements and conduct (see H.R. 1253), H1189 [27MR]

Sports: limit antitrust exemption applicable to broadcasting agreements made by professional sports leagues (see H.R. 3257), H7959 [8NO]

———make antitrust laws applicable to the elimination or relocation of Major League Baseball franchises (see S. 1704), S11789 [14NO] (see H.R. 3288), H8181 [14NO]

Surface Transportation Board: strengthen railroad merger review standards and apply Federal antitrust laws to rail carriers and railroad transportation (see S. 526), S2219 [13MR] (see H.R. 999), H876 [13MR]

Telecommunications: assure competition in markets (see S. 1364), S8910 [3AU]

———strengthen limitation on transfer of telecommunications licenses to foreign companies with government ownership (see S. 1668), S11612 [8NO] (see H.R. 3268), H7959 [8NO]

Telephones: ensure the application of antitrust laws to local telephone monopolies (see H.R. 1697, 1698), H1923 [3MY] (see H.R. 2120), H3066 [12JN]

Court documents

Prewitt Enterprises, Inc., on its own behalf and on behalf of all other similarly situated, v. OPEC, S7944 [19JY]

Letters

Application of antitrust laws to OPEC: several Senators, S7943 [19JY]

Encourage disclosure and exchange of information relative to cyber security of critical infrastructure: several technology businesses and associations, E1293 [10JY]

GSA selection of contractor for World War II memorial: Bob Dole, S6383 [18JN]

Motions

Education: make permanent the favorable treatment of need-based educational aid under antitrust laws (H.R. 768), H7730 [6NO]

Press releases

Philipp Holzmann AG (business) Guilty Plea to Conspiracy To Rig Bids on an AID-Funded Construction Contract: AID, S6383 [18JN]

Questions and answers

Why information sharing is essential for critical infrastructure protection, E1294 [10JY]

Remarks in House

Aviation: effect of airline industry mergers on competition, H1387 [3AP]

———impose temporary moratorium on certain airline mergers and acquisitions (H.R. 761), E219 [27FE]

———regulation of airline industry, E55 [30JA]

Computers: encourage disclosure and exchange of information relative to cyber security of critical infrastructure (H.R. 2435), E1292 [10JY]

Dept. of Justice: opposition to proposed merger of United Airlines, Inc., and US Airways, Inc., H4765 [27JY]

Education: make permanent the favorable treatment of need-based educational aid under antitrust laws (H.R. 768), H1360-H1362 [3AP]

———make permanent the favorable treatment of need-based educational aid under antitrust laws (H.R. 768), Senate amendment, H7730-H7732 [6NO]

Laws: make technical corrections (H.R. 809), H888, H889 [14MR]

Microsoft Corp.: settlement of antitrust suit with the Dept. of Justice, E2000 [5NO]

Public utilities: revise regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (H.R. 1101), E401 [20MR]

Sports: limit antitrust exemption applicable to broadcasting agreements made by professional sports leagues (H.R. 3257), E2045 [8NO]

———make antitrust laws applicable to the elimination or relocation of Major League Baseball franchises (H.R. 3288), E2078 [14NO]

Surface Transportation Board: strengthen railroad merger review standards and apply Federal antitrust laws to rail carriers and railroad transportation (H.R. 999), E350 [13MR]

Telecommunications: strengthen limitation on transfer of telecommunications licenses to foreign companies with government ownership (H.R. 3268), E2088 [15NO]

Remarks in Senate

Aviation: effect of airline industry mergers on competition, S1030 [6FE], S1371 [14FE]

———streamline approval process for runways, terminals, and airports and grant airlines a limited antitrust exemption to relieve congestion at airports (S. 633), S3000 [27MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: require review of agribusiness mergers and acquisitions and allow imposition of conditions relative to anticompetitive practices (S. 1076), S6603 [21JN]

Dept. of Defense: release decision on FTC investigation of possible antitrust issues relative to joint venture production of nitrocellulose, S10047, S10055 [2OC]

Dept. of Justice: establish in the Antitrust Division a position with responsibility for agricultural antitrust matters (S. 282), S1136 [7FE]

Dept. of Transportation: delay the amendment or modification of operating certificates of major air carriers in connection with a merger or acquisition (S. 578), S2592 [20MR]

———oversight of airline industry competitive activities relative to mergers (S. 199), S649 [29JA]

Drugs: enhance competition for prescription drugs by increasing enforcement of existing antitrust laws relative to brand name and generic drugs (S. 754), S3760 [6AP]

Education: make permanent the favorable treatment of need-based educational aid under antitrust laws (H.R. 768), S9548 [19SE], S10252, S10253 [3OC]

Foreign policy: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (S. 665), S3216 [30MR]

OPEC: application of antitrust laws, S7942-S7944 [19JY]

Public utilities: revise regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (S. 206), S710 [30JA], S4816 [10MY]

Sports: economic impact of elimination or relocation of Major League Baseball franchises, S12228 [30NO]

———make antitrust laws applicable to the elimination or relocation of Major League Baseball franchises (S. 1704), S11794 [14NO]

Surface Transportation Board: strengthen railroad merger review standards and apply Federal antitrust laws to rail carriers and railroad transportation (S. 526), S2228 [13MR]

Telecommunications: assure competition in markets (S. 1364), S8933-S8936 [3AU]

———strengthen limitation on transfer of telecommunications licenses to foreign companies with government ownership (S. 1668), S11625 [8NO]

Terrorism: antitrust exemption for agreements reached with parties involved in the development of bioterrorism countermeasures, S13903 [20DE]

Reports filed

Antitrust Laws Technical Corrections: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 809) (H. Rept. 107-17), H831 [12MR]

Need-Based Educational Aid Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 768) (H. Rept. 107-32), H1406 [3AP]

Public Utility Holding Company Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 206) (S. Rept. 107-15), S4589 [9MY]

Summaries

Drug Competition Act (S. 754), S3761 [6AP]

Texts of

H.R. 768, Need-Based Educational Aid Act, H1360 [3AP]

H.R. 809, Antitrust Technical Corrections Act, H888 [14MR]

S. 199, Airline Competition Preservation Act, S650 [29JA]

S. 206, Public Utility Holding Company Act, S710-S712 [30JA]

S. 282, establish in the Dept. of Justice Antitrust Division a position with responsibility for agricultural antitrust matters, S1136 [7FE]

S. 526, Rail Competition Enforcement Act, S2228 [13MR]

S. 665, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act, S3217 [30MR]

S. 1076, Agriculture Competition Enhancement Act, S6604-S6607 [21JN]

S. 1364, Telecommunications Fair Competition Enforcement Act, S8936-S8939 [3AU]