FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: prescribe rules prohibiting fraudulent advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 5052), H1389 [30MR]

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]

Children and youth: restore authority to issue regulations on marketing and advertising to children (see H.R. 5737), H4915 [29JN]

Crime: prohibit the unauthorized sale or acquisition of confidential telephone records (see S. 2264), S978 [9FE] (see S. 2389), S1893 [8MR] (see H.R. 4662), H23 (see H.R. 4678), H24 [31JA] (see H.R. 4943), H972 [14MR]

Insurance: require disclosure of insurance coverage and noncoverage by insurance companies and provide FTC enforcement (see S. 3239), S5230 [25MY]

Office of Consumer Advocacy and Outreach: establish (see S. 2436), S2313 [16MR]

Office of Internet Safety and Public Awareness: establish (see H.R. 4982), H1128 [16MR]

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]

Telecommunications: revise regulations regarding the ``do-not-call'' registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry (see H.R. 4931), H867 [9MR] (see H.R. 5325), H2338 [9MY]

Letters

Support Financial Literacy Month goals and ideals, E659 [27AP]

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]

Children and youth: provide for programs and activities on the prevention of underage drinking, H1436 [4AP]

———provide for programs and activities on the prevention of underage drinking (H.R. 864), H1874 [27AP], H3012 [22MY]

———restore authority to issue regulations on marketing and advertising to children (H.R. 5737), E1326 [29JN]

Computers: Internet safety and security issues initiative funding, H4715, H4716 [28JN]

Crime: prohibit the unauthorized sale or acquisition of confidential telephone records (H.R. 4943), H1889 [27AP]

Office of Internet Safety and Public Awareness: establish (H.R. 4982), H3234 [25MY]

Petroleum: conduct an inquiry into the retail price of gasoline, H1723 [25AP]

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

Video games: study rating system of industry and determine if their labeling practices are unfair or deceptive (H.R. 1145), H1438 [4AP], H4932 [10JY]

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]

Crime: enhance enforcement against illegal spam, spyware, and cross-border fraud and deception (S. 1608), S2389 [16MR]

———prohibit the unauthorized sale or acquisition of confidential telephone records (S. 2389), S1895 [8MR]

Insurance: require disclosure of insurance coverage and noncoverage by insurance companies and provide FTC enforcement (S. 3239), S5256, S5257 [25MY]

Office of Consumer Advocacy and Outreach: establish (S. 2436), S2327 [16MR]

Petroleum: conduct an inquiry into the retail price of gasoline, S3439, S3482 [25AP], S3936 [3MY]

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: improve ability to protect consumers from price-gouging during energy emergencies (S. 1735), S3483 [25AP], S3782 [1MY]

———improve ability to protect consumers from price-gouging during energy emergencies (S. 1735), unanimous-consent request, S3484 [25AP], S5446 [6JN]

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

Reports filed

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

Prevent Fraudulent Access to Phone Records Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4943) (H. Rept. 109-398), H1195 [28MR]

Protecting Consumer Phone Records Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2389) (S. Rept. 109-253), S4211 [9MY]

Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers Beyond Borders (U.S. SAFE WEB) Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1608) (S. Rept. 109-219), S2121 [14MR]

Statements

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

Texts of

S. 1608, Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers Beyond Borders (U.S. SAFE WEB) Act, S2389-S2392 [16MR]

S. 2389, Protecting Consumer Phone Records Act, S1895-S1897 [8MR]

S. 2436, Federal Trade Commission Consumer Advocacy Act, S2327 [16MR]

S. 3239, Honesty Is the Best Insurance Policy Act, S5344 [26MY]

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