ANTITRUST POLICY

Amendments

Whistleblowing: provide anti-retaliation protections for antitrust whistleblowers (S. 42), S7799 [4NO]

Bills and resolutions

Economy: permit voluntary economic activity (see S. 1004), S3657 [21MY]

Insurance: prohibit anti-competitive activities and provide that health insurance issuers and medical malpractice insurance issuers are subject to U.S. antitrust laws (see H.R. 99), H30 [3JA]

——— restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers (see H.R. 344), H222 [22JA] (see H.R. 743), H593 [15FE] (see H.R. 911), H815 [28FE]

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. 1188), H1426 [14MR]

Political action committees: make antitrust laws applicable to political committees under the Federal Election Campaign Act established and administered by a separate segregated fund of a corporation (see H.R. 1113), H1394 [13MR]

Railroads: provide expanded coverage and eliminate certain exemptions relative to railroads (see S. 638), S2146 [21MR]

Sports: decrease the frequency of sports blackouts and require the application of the antitrust laws to Major League Baseball (see S. 1721), S8100 [18NO] (see H.R. 3452), H6997 [12NO]

Whistleblowing: provide anti-retaliation protections for antitrust whistleblowers (see S. 42), S43 [22JA]

Remarks in House

Insurance: prohibit anti-competitive activities and provide that health insurance issuers and medical malpractice insurance issuers are subject to U.S. antitrust laws (H.R. 99), E9 [3JA]

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 (H.R. 1188), H5040–H5044 [24JY]

Sports: decrease the frequency of sports blackouts and require the application of the antitrust laws to Major League Baseball (H.R. 3452), H7062 [14NO]

Remarks in Senate

Economy: permit voluntary economic activity (S. 1004), S3698 [21MY], S3701 [22MY]

Whistleblowing: provide anti-retaliation protections for antitrust whistleblowers (S. 42), S156 [22JA], S7799, S7800 [4NO], S7826 [5NO], S9043 [19DE]

Reports filed

Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 42), S7724 [31OC]

Texts of

S. 42, Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act, S156 [22JA], S7799 [4NO]