ANTITRUST POLICY

Bills and resolutions

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. 75), S124 [25JA] (see H.R. 3406), H7577 [14NO]

Health: apply antitrust laws 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. 1839), H3218 [11MY]

———clarify application of antitrust laws to negotiations between groups of health care professionals and health plans and health care insurance issuers (see H.R. 1409), H2533 [7AP]

Insurance: restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers (see H.R. 1150), H1982 [17MR] (see H.R. 1943), H3342 [23MY]

Motor vehicles: prohibit certain restraints of competition adversely affecting automobile dealers (see H.R. 75), H35 [5JA]

Petroleum: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (see S. 394), S870 [17FE] (see H.R. 1346), H2291 [4AP] (see H.R. 1899), H3300 [13MY]

Pharmacies: ensure and foster safety and quality of care and competitive marketplace by exempting independent pharmacies from antitrust laws in negotiations with health and health insurance providers (see H.R. 1946), H3342 [23MY]

Railroads: provide expanded coverage and eliminate certain exemptions relative to railroads (see S. 49), S123 [25JA]

Sports: limit antitrust exemption applicable to broadcasting agreements made by professional sports leagues (see H.R. 3344), H7330 [3NO]

———remove antitrust immunity applicable to professional football teams (see H.R. 1060), H1796 [14MR]

Remarks in House

Health: clarify application of antitrust laws to negotiations between groups of health care professionals and health plans and health care insurance issuers (H.R. 1409), E661 [7AP]

Insurance: restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers, H114 [7JA]

Petroleum: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (H.R. 1899), E898 [13MY]

Sports: limit antitrust exemption applicable to broadcasting agreements made by professional sports leagues (H.R. 3344), H7259 [3NO], E2001 [3NO]

———remove antitrust immunity applicable to professional football teams (H.R. 1060), E478 [14MR]

Remarks in Senate

Consumers: restore rule making it illegal for manufacturers to set a minimum price below which a retailer cannot sell the manufacturer's product (S. 75), S185 [25JA]

Petroleum: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (S. 394), S889 [17FE], S2855, S2856 [11MY]

Railroads: provide expanded coverage and eliminate certain exemptions relative to railroads (S. 49), S161 [25JA]

Reports filed

Discount Pricing Consumer Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 75), S7126 [3NO]

No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 394), S2266 [7AP]

Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 49), S1894 [28MR]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 49) (S. Rept. 112-38), S4640 [18JY]

Texts of

S. 49, Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act, S162 [25JA]

S. 75, Discount Pricing Consumer Protection Act, S186 [25JA]

S. 394, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) Act, S890 [17FE]