ANTITRUST POLICY

Amendments

Whistleblowing: provide anti-retaliation protections for antitrust whistleblowers (S. 1599), S5474 [22JY]

Bills and resolutions

Colleges and universities: extend antitrust exemption for higher education institutions relative to the award of need-based educational aid (see S. 1482), S3456 [2JN] (see H.R. 2604), H3756 [2JN]

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see S. 1133), S2530 [29AP] (see H.R. 2087), H2652 [29AP]

FTC: exercise authority relative to mergers under certain antitrust legislation and only in the same procedural manner as the Dept. of Justice exercises such authority (see S. 2102), S7046 [30SE] (see H.R. 2745), H4342 [12JN]

Health: clarify application of antitrust laws to negotiations between groups of health care professionals and health plans and health care insurance issuers (see H.R. 105), H39 [6JA]

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), H39 [6JA]

——— restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers (see H.R. 494), H531 [22JA] (see H.R. 2462), H3505 [20MY]

Railroads: provide expanded coverage and eliminate certain exemptions relative to railroads (see S. 1634), S4298 [18JN]

Sports: make antitrust laws applicable to professional sports leagues that use, or promote or allow member teams or franchisees to use, the term ‘‘Redskins’’ or the term ‘‘Redskin’’ (see H.R. 3487), H5942 [10SE]

Whistleblowing: provide anti-retaliation protections for antitrust whistleblowers (see S. 1599), S4250 [17JN]

Letters

Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act: Stephen M. Kohn, National Whistleblower Center (organization), S5475 [22JY]

Remarks in House

Colleges and universities: extend antitrust exemption for higher education institutions relative to the award of need-based educational aid (S. 1482), H5490, H5491 [27JY]

Sports: make antitrust laws applicable to professional sports leagues that use, or promote or allow member teams or franchisees to use, the term ‘‘Redskins’’ or the term ‘‘Redskin’’ (H.R. 3487), E1251 [10SE]

Remarks in Senate

Colleges and universities: extend antitrust exemption for higher education institutions relative to the award of need-based educational aid (S. 1482), S3459 [2JN], S5089 [14JY]

Whistleblowing: provide anti-retaliation protections for antitrust whistleblowers (S. 1599), S4252 [17JN], S5474, S5475 [22JY]

Reports filed

Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1599), S5169 [16JY]

Need-Based Educational Aid Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2604) (H. Rept. 114–224), H5464 [23JY]

——— Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1482), S4952 [9JY]

Texts of

S. 1482, Need-Based Educational Aid Act, S3459 [2JN], S5089 [14JY], H5490 [27JY]

S. 1599, Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act, S5474 [22JY]