ANTITRUST POLICY

Addresses

Where's the Public? Media Reform in the Digital Age: Charles Benton, E771-E773 [26AP]

Appointments

Antitrust Modernization Commission, S12412 [4NO]

Articles and editorials

BP, Exxon Hit With Antitrust Suit, S14115 [20DE]

Bills and resolutions

Arts and humanities: application of antitrust laws to permit collective development and implementation of a standard contract form for playwrights for the licensing of plays (see H.R. 532), H349 [2FE]

Business and industry: prevent excessive concentration of ownership of the nation's media outlets, restore fairness in broadcasting, and foster and promote localism, diversity, and competition in the media (see H.R. 3302), H5913 [14JY]

———prohibit price gouging during certain disasters and emergencies (see S. 1854), S11212 [6OC] (see H.R. 3681), H7741 [7SE]

———promote transparency and reduce anti-competitive practices in the radio and concert industries (see S. 2058), S13361 [18NO]

Dept. of Justice: improve investigation of criminal antitrust offenses (see S. 443), S1623 [17FE]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 3074), H5251 [27JN]

———make antitrust laws apply to negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers in the same manner as collective bargaining by labor organizations (see H.R. 1671), H2102 [14AP]

Insurance: ensure that commercial insurers cannot engage in price fixing, bid rigging, or market allocations to the detriment of competition and consumers (see S. 1525), S9284 [28JY]

———modify antitrust exemption for the insurance industry (see H.R. 2401), H3434 [17MY]

Petroleum: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (see S. 555), S2244 [8MR] (see H.R. 695), H521 [9FE]

———prohibit anticompetitive provisions in gasoline dealer franchise agreements that dictate the wholesale source of gasoline (see H.R. 3964), H8643 [29SE]

Railroads: restore application of antitrust laws to rail carriers (see H.R. 3318), H5962 [18JY]

Letters

Make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal: several Senators, S7030, S7032 [22JN]

Remarks in House

Business and industry: prevent excessive concentration of ownership of media outlets, E771 [26AP]

———prohibit price gouging during certain disasters and emergencies (H.R. 3681), E1779 [7SE]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (H.R. 3074), E1367 [27JN]

Petroleum: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (H.R. 695), E189 [9FE]

———prohibit anticompetitive provisions in gasoline dealer franchise agreements that dictate the wholesale source of gasoline, H8772 [7OC]

Remarks in Senate

Business and industry: promote transparency and reduce anti-competitive practices in the radio and concert industries (S. 2058), S13367 [18NO]

Dept. of Justice: improve investigation of criminal antitrust offenses (S. 443), S1608, S1656, S1657 [17FE], S11850 [25OC], S11914 [26OC]

FERC: authority to review public utility mergers, S7266 [23JN]

———require greater structural and financial separation of utilities and their affiliates, S7052, S7053 [22JN]

Insurance: ensure that commercial insurers cannot engage in price fixing, bid rigging, or market allocations to the detriment of competition and consumers (S. 1525), S9290 [28JY]

Petroleum: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal, S6899, S6900 [21JN], S7030 [22JN], S7465 [28JN]

———make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (S. 555), S2239, S2256-S2258 [8MR], S5493 [19MY], S6278 [9JN]

Reports filed

Antitrust Criminal Investigative Improvements Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 443), S11664 [20OC]

No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 555), S3652 [14AP]

Statements

Playwrights Licensing Antitrust Initiative Act: Arthur Miller, S2401 [9MR]

Summaries

Falling Claims and Rising Premiums in the Medical Malpractice Insurance Industry: Jay Angoff, S9291 [28JY]

Texts of

S. 443, Antitrust Criminal Investigative Improvements Act, S11850 [25OC]

S. 555, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) Act, S2256 [8MR]

S. 1854, Treat Emergency Victims Fairly Act, S11237 [6OC]

S. 2058, Radio and Concert Disclosure and Competition Act, S13368 [18NO]