ANTITRUST POLICY

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]

Power resources: prevent anti-competitive mergers and acquisitions in the oil and gas industry (see S. 2854), S4796 [18MY]

Railroads: provide expanded coverage and eliminate certain exemptions relative to railroads (see S. 3612), S6786 [29JN]

Letters

Allow legal action against foreign oil producing states that enter into agreements to restrict oil production to raise the price of oil: several Senators, S1948, S1950 [9MR]

Proposals

Allow legal action against foreign oil producing states that enter into agreements to restrict oil production to raise the price of oil, S1951 [9MR]

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]

FCC: clarify authority of courts to hear antitrust cases involving complaints over Internet network access, H3575, H3576 [8JN]

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]

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: allow legal action against foreign oil producing states that enter into agreements to restrict oil production to raise the price of oil, S1948-S1952 [9MR]

———make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (S. 555), S2898 [5AP]

Power resources: prevent anti-competitive mergers and acquisitions in the oil and gas industry (S. 2854), S4803 [18MY], S4834 [19MY]

Railroads: provide expanded coverage and eliminate certain exemptions relative to railroads (S. 3612), S6794 [29JN]

Reports filed

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. 2854, Oil Industry Merger Antitrust Enforcement Act, S4804 [18MY]

S. 3612, Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act, S6795 [29JN]