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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]

Antitrust policy: make technical corrections to laws (see H.R. 809), H621 [1MR]

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

Aviation: enhance competition between airlines, improve consumers' access to airline industry information and protect airline passenger rights (see S. 200), S636 [29JA] (see H.R. 332), H163 (see H.R. 384), H165 [31JA]

———ensure competitive access by commercial air carriers to major cities (see S. 415), S1699 [28FE]

———establish consumer protections for airline passengers and promote carrier competition (see H.R. 1734), H1924 [3MY]

———investigate unfair competition by major air carriers against new entrant air carriers (see H.R. 204), H62 [6JA]

———limit the percentage of slots that large national carriers can control at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and LaGuardia Airport (see S. 520), S2218 [13MR]

———provide basic consumer protection standards and enhance competition between airlines (see H.R. 907), H739 [7MR]

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

Dept. of Energy: impose interim limitations on the cost of electric energy to protect consumers from unjust and unreasonable prices in the electric energy market (see S. 26), S98 [22JA] (see H.R. 238), H76 [20JA]

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

Dept. of the Treasury: Franchise Fund Pilot Programs reauthorization (see S. 1198), S7955 [19JY]

Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations on the transfer of airline tickets and air carrier ticket pricing policies (see H.R. 1074), H954 [15MR]

———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]

FCC: fulfill support requirements for universal service for high cost areas (see S. 500), S2071 [8MR] (see H.R. 1171), H1112 [22MR]

Insurance: provide consumers choice of auto insurance, guarantee affordable premiums, and improve compensation for accident victims (see H.R. 1704), H1923 [3MY]

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2735), H5334 [2AU]

Taxation: improve electric reliability, enhance transmission infrastructure, and facilitate access to the electric transmission grid (see S. 972), S5694 [25MY] (see H.R. 1459), H1485 (see H.R. 1459), H1495 [4AP]

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

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

Letters

Promote competition and privatization in satellite communications: Senator Breaux and Representative Markey, H8145 [14NO]

Remarks in House

Antitrust policy: make technical corrections to laws (H.R. 809), H888, H889 [14MR]

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

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

Dept. of Energy: impose interim limitations on the cost of electric energy to protect consumers from unjust and unreasonable prices in the electric energy market (H.R. 238), H2552 [22MY], H3154 [14JN]

Domestic policy: effect of political party objectives on the economy, H212-H216 [7FE]

Drury University: tribute to Students in Free Enterprise Team, E974 [25MY]

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (H.R. 2735), E1533 [3AU], E1789 [3OC]

Remarks in Senate

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

———enhance competition between airlines, improve consumers' access to airline industry information and protect airline passenger rights (S. 200), S650 [29JA]

———ensure competitive access by commercial air carriers to major cities (S. 415), S1708-S1711 [28FE]

———limit the percentage of slots that large national carriers can control at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and LaGuardia Airport (S. 520), S2221, S2222 [13MR]

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 Energy: impose interim limitations on the cost of electric energy to protect consumers from unjust and unreasonable prices in the electric energy market (S. 26), S298 [22JA], S1184 [8FE]

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

Dept. of the Treasury: Franchise Fund Pilot Programs reauthorization (S. 1198), S9001 [3AU]

Dept. of Transportation: 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]

Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act: consumer consent implementation, S7188 [29JN]

Taxation: improve electric reliability, enhance transmission infrastructure, and facilitate access to the electric transmission grid (S. 972), S5704 [25MY]

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

Telecommunications Act: anniversary, S1455 [15FE]

Television: reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of broadcast signals to enhance competition with cable television, S9378 [13SE]

Reports filed

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

Aviation Competition Restoration Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 415) (S. Rept. 107-130), S13700 [19DE]

Franchise Fund Pilot Programs Reauthorization: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1198), S8703 [2AU]

Summaries

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

Texts of

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

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

S. 200, Air Travelers Fair Treatment Act, S651 [29JA]

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

S. 415, Aviation Competition Restoration Act, S1708-S1710 [28FE]

S. 500, Universal Service Support Act, S2082 [8MR]

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

S. 1198, Dept. of the Treasury Franchise Fund Pilot Programs reauthorization, S9001 [3AU]

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