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Bills and resolutions

Business and industry: improve competition in the oil and gas industry and strengthen antitrust enforcement with regard to industry mergers (see S. 2557), S3211 [6AP] (see H.R. 5279), H2101 [3MY]

Drugs: remove market exclusivity for certain drugs in order to enhance competition, improve access to generic drugs, and reduce consumer prices (see S. 2300), S1413 [16FE]

Pharmaceuticals: prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market (see S. 3582), S6560 [27JN]

Railroads: enhance competition in order to improve service and rates (see S. 2921), S4891 [22MY]

Telecommunications: ensure competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet (see H.R. 5417), H2832 (see H.R. 5417), H2890 [18MY]

Letters

Lower Prices Reduced With Increased Competition and Efficient Development of Drugs (Lower PRICED Drugs) Act: Annette Guarisco, Coalition for a Competitive Pharmaceutical Market, S1422 [16FE]

———David P. Sloane, AARP, S1422 [16FE]

———Kathleen Jaeger, Generic Pharmaceutical Association, S1422 [16FE]

———Ken W. Cole, General Motors Corp., S1422 [16FE]

Remarks in House

Business and industry: improve competition in the oil and gas industry and strengthen antitrust enforcement with regard to industry mergers (H.R. 5279), E710 [3MY]

FTC: investigate and assess penalties for price gouging with respect to oil and gas products, H1836 [26AP], H2094 [3MY]

Power resources: protect consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels during energy emergencies (H.R. 3936), H1685 [25AP], H1750, H1821 [26AP], H1874 [27AP], H1923 [2MY], H1995 [3MY], H3216 [24MY], H4814, H4816 [29JN], H5101 [12JY]

Remarks in Senate

Business and industry: improve competition in the oil and gas industry and strengthen antitrust enforcement with regard to industry mergers (S. 2557), S3213-S3216 [6AP]

———prohibit price gouging during certain disasters and emergencies (S. 1854), S3782 [1MY]

Drugs: remove market exclusivity for certain drugs in order to enhance competition, improve access to generic drugs, and reduce consumer prices (S. 2300), S1420 [16FE]

European Union: reject Airbus Industries request for launch aid and comply with agreement prohibiting governmental support of the civil aircraft industry (S. Con. Res. 25), S6499-S6501 [27JN]

FTC: investigate and assess penalties for price gouging with respect to oil and gas products (S. 1743), S3782 [1MY]

Housing: enhance regulation of secondary mortgage market enterprises (S. 190), S5217 [25MY]

Insurance: ensure that commercial insurers cannot engage in price fixing, bid rigging, or market allocations to the detriment of competition and consumers (S. 1525), S4136 [8MY]

Petroleum: address price gouging and market manipulation and provide for a report on oil industry mergers, S3686 [27AP]

Pharmaceuticals: prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market (S. 3582), S6577-S6579 [27JN]

Power resources: prohibit price gouging relating to gasoline and diesel fuels in areas affected by major disasters (S. 1744), S3782 [1MY]

Railroads: enhance competition in order to improve service and rates (S. 919), S1956 [9MR]

Telecommunications: implement certain reforms, S1125 [13FE]

Reports filed

Internet Freedom and Nondiscrimination Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5417) (H. Rept. 109-541), H4914 [29JN]

Oil and Gas Industry Antitrust Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2557), S3703 [27AP]

Statements

Consolidation in the Oil and Gas Industry—Raising Prices? Senator Specter, S3214 [6AP]

Texts of

S. 2300, Lower Prices Reduced With Increased Competition and Efficient Development of Drugs (Lower PRICED Drugs) Act, S1421 [16FE]

S. 3582, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act, S6578 [27JN]