ANTITRUST POLICY

Articles and editorials

State Farm—No New Policies in Miss., S2047 [15FE]

Time for Congress To Lift OPEC's Immunity, H5560 [22MY]

Bills and resolutions

Antitrust Modernization Commission: extend term and make a technical correction (see S. 480), S1521 [1FE] (see H.R. 742), H1149 [31JA]

Consumers: restore rule making it illegal for manufacturers to set a minimum price below which a retailer cannot sell the manufacturer's product (see S. 2261), S13579 [30OC]

Dept. of Justice: provide for review of agricultural mergers and acquisitions (see S. 1759), S8943 [10JY]

Education: make permanent the favorable treatment of need-based educational aid under antitrust laws (see H.R. 1777), H3358 [29MR]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 3341), H9655 [2AU]

———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 S. 885), S3125 [14MR] (see S. 2161), S12863 [15OC] (see H.R. 971), H1415 [8FE]

Insurance: further competition in the insurance industry (see S. 618), S2023 [15FE] (see H.R. 1081), H1789 [15FE]

National Football League: grant limited antitrust exemption to restrict the movement of its franchises (see S. 249), S358 [10JA]

Petroleum: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (see S. 879), S3124 [14MR] (see H.R. 2264), H4912 [10MY]

———prohibit anticompetitive provisions in gasoline dealer franchise agreements that dictate the wholesale source of gasoline (see H.R. 2283), H4913 [10MY]

Power resources: prevent anti-competitive mergers and acquisitions in the oil and gas industry (see S. 878), S3124 [14MR]

Railroads: provide expanded coverage and eliminate certain exemptions relative to railroads (see S. 772), S2693 [6MR] (see H.R. 1650), H2956 [22MR]

Letters

Dept. of Justice review of agricultural mergers and acquisitions: Brian A. Benczkowski, Dept. of Justice, S15439 [13DE]

———several organizations, S15435 [13DE]

Make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal: several current and former Senators, S7591, S7592 [13JN]

Remarks in House

Antitrust Modernization Commission: extend term and make a technical correction (H.R. 742), H1297-H1299 [7FE], E245 [1FE]

Education: make permanent the favorable treatment of need-based educational aid under antitrust laws (H.R. 1777), E711 [30MR]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (H.R. 3341), E1726 [3AU]

Petroleum: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (H.R. 2264), H5556-H5560 [22MY], H5635 [23MY], E1028 [11MY], E1172, E1180 [25MY]

Remarks in Senate

Antitrust Modernization Commission: extend term and make a technical correction (H.R. 742), S1873 [12FE]

———extend term and make a technical correction (S. 480), S1530 [1FE]

Business and industry: promote transparency and reduce anti-competitive practices in the radio and concert industries, S4590 [17AP]

Consumers: restore rule making it illegal for manufacturers to set a minimum price below which a retailer cannot sell the manufacturer's product (S. 2261), S13582 [30OC]

Dept. of Justice: provide for review of agricultural mergers and acquisitions, S15433-S15441 [13DE]

Insurance: further competition in the insurance industry (S. 618), S2044-S2047 [15FE], S15194 [12DE]

National Football League: grant limited antitrust exemption to restrict the movement of its franchises (S. 249), S388 [10JA]

Petroleum: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal, S7590 [13JN], S7705, S7706 [14JN], S7859, S7861-S7864, S7869, S7876 [19JN], S8296 [22JN]

———make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (S. 879), S3134-S3136 [14MR], S6457 [22MY], S13574 [30OC]

Power resources: prevent anti-competitive mergers and acquisitions in the oil and gas industry (S. 878), S3133 [14MR]

Railroads: provide expanded coverage and eliminate certain exemptions relative to railroads (S. 772), S2708-S2710 [6MR]

Reports filed

No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2264) (H. Rept. 110-160), H5530 [21MY]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 879) (S. Rept. 110-68), S6461 [22MY]

Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 772) (S. Rept. 110-252), S16003 [19DE]

Statements

Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act: Senator Leahy, S2045 [15FE]

———Senator Specter, S2045 [15FE]

Texts of

H.R. 742, Antitrust Modernization Commission Extension Act, H1297 [7FE]

H.R. 2264, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) Act, H5556 [22MY]

S. 249, Football Fairness Act, S389 [10JA]

S. 480, Antitrust Modernization Commission Extension Act, S1530 [1FE]

S. 772, Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act, S2708 [6MR]

S. 878, Oil Industry Merger Antitrust Enforcement Act, S3134 [14MR]

S. 879, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) Act, S3135 [14MR]

S. 2261, Discount Pricing Consumer Protection Act, S13583 [30OC]