WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Antitrust law

H.R. 7321, The Auto Industry Financing and Restructuring Act - Cost per Average Family: $88.77

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 7321 would authorize financial assistance to eligible automobile manufacturers....

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H.R. 971, The Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $3.63

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 971 would ensure and foster continued patient safety and quality of care by making the antitrust laws apply to negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers (including health plans under parts C and D of the Medicare Program) in the same manner as such laws apply to protected activities under the National Labor Relations Act....

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H.R. 1650, The Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1650 would amend the Federal antitrust laws to provide expanded coverage and to eliminate exemptions from such laws that are contrary to the public interest with respect to railroads....

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H.R. 5546, The Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $0.31

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5546 would amend the antitrust laws to ensure competitive market-based rates and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems....

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H.R. 6388, The Government Accountability Office Improvement Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6388 would provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States....

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S. 3086, The Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2008

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3086 would amend the antitrust laws to ensure competitive market-based fees and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems....

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S. 3081, A bill to establish a Petroleum Industry Antitrust Task Force within the Department of Justice

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3081 would establish a Petroleum Industry Antitrust Task Force within the Department of Justice....

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S. 3044, The Consumer-First Energy Act of 2008

Tue, 20 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3044 would provide energy price relief and hold oil companies and other entities accountable for their actions with regard to high energy prices....

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H.R. 6074, The Gas Price Relief for Consumers Act of 2008

Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6074 would amend the Sherman Act to make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal and for other purposes....

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H.R. 5994, The Internet Freedom and Nondiscrimination Act of 2008

Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5994 would amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet....

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H.R. 6009, The Affordable Fuel for Consumers Act of 2008

Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6009 would leverage market forces to bring greater efficiency and capacity to domestic refineries, and it would bring new sources of domestic energy to market....

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S. 2991, The Consumer-First Energy Act of 2008

Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2991 would provide energy price relief and hold oil companies and other entities accountable for their actions with regard to high energy prices....

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S. 2831, The Federal Trade Commission Reauthorization Act of 2008

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2831 would reauthorize the Federal Trade Commission....

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P.L. 110-327, The Need-Based Educational Aid Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1777 would amend the Improving America's Schools Act of 1994 to make permanent the favorable treatment of need-based educational aid under the antitrust laws....

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P.L. 110-140, The CLEAN Energy Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $3.79

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 6 would reduce our Nation's dependency on foreign oil by investing in clean, renewable, and alternative energy resources, promoting new emerging energy technologies, developing greater efficiency, and creating a Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve to invest in alternative energy....

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H.R. 4306, To amend the Clean Air Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the use of ethanol and bio-diesel, and for other purposes

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4306 would amend the Clean Air Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the use of ethanol and bio-diesel....

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S. 772, The Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 772 would amend the Federal antitrust laws to provide expanded coverage and to eliminate exemptions from such laws that are contrary to the public interest with respect to railroads....

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S. 2261, The Discount Pricing Consumer Protection Act

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2261 would restore the rule that agreements between manufacturers and retailers, distributors, or wholesalers to set the minimum price below which the manufacturer's product or service cannot be sold violates the Sherman Act....

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S. 2161, The Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of 2007

Mon, 15 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2161 would ensure and foster continued patient safety and quality of care by making the antitrust laws apply to negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers (including health plans under parts C and D of the Medicare Program) in the same manner as such laws apply to protected activities under the National Labor Relations Act....

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H.R. 3341, The Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2007

Thu, 02 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3341 would ensure and foster continued patient safety and quality of care by exempting health care professionals from the Federal antitrust laws in their negotiations with health plans and health insurance issuers....

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H.R. 3200, The National Insurance Act of 2007

Thu, 26 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3200 would authorize the issuance of Federal charters and licenses for carrying on the sale, solicitation, negotiation, and underwriting of insurance or any other insurance operations, it would provide a comprehensive system for the Federal regulation and supervision of national insurers and national agencies, and it would provide for policyholder protections in the event of an insolvency or the impairment of a national insurer....

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H.R. 3093, The Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $455.90

Thu, 19 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3093 would make appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008....

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S. 1759, The Agriculture Competition Enhancement Act of 2007

Tue, 10 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1759 would provide for the review of agricultural mergers and acquisitions by the Department of Justice....

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S. 1745, The Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $458.09

Fri, 29 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1745 would make appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, science, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008....

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H.R. 2950, The Renewable Fuels, Consumer Protection, and Energy Efficiency Act of 2007

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2950 would reduce our Nation's dependency on foreign oil by investing in clean, renewable, and alternative energy resources, promoting new emerging energy technologies, developing greater efficiency, and creating a Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve to invest in alternative energy....

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