Antitrust & Trade Regulation Report Index-Summary

LAWYERS

LEGISLATION, FEDERAL

– Ed. Note: This heading covers bills with assigned numbers. For information on measures not yet assigned numbers, see specific subject headings.
– House

– – HR 233, Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act, witnesses debate potential effects of bill in panel hearing, 96:509
– – HR 573, Fair Prescription Competition Act, introduced by Emerson (R-Mo) referred to Energy and Commerce Comm., 96:157
– – HR 627, Credit Cardholders Bill of Rights, introduced by Maloney (D-NY), 96:322
– – HR 1319, Informed P2P User Act, Bono Mack (R-Cal), Barrow (D-Ga) and Barton (R-Tex) introduce, 96:402; Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection panel examines bill, 96:452
– – HR 1706, Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act, Rush (D-Ill) introduces, referred to Energy and Commerce and Judiciary Committees, 96:317; FTC and AARP endorse legislation in panel hearing, Barton (R-Tex) and PhRMA raise concerns, 96:317
– – HR 2221, Data Accountability and Trust Act, Rush (D-Ill) introduces, 96:452
– – HR 5546, Credit Card Fair Fee Act, retailers launch ad campaign to promote passage, 96:326

– Senate

– – S 146, Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act, Judiciary Comm. defers consideration, In Brief, 96:190; Judiciary Committee votes to report bill to floor, 96:210
– – S 148, Discount Pricing Consumer Protection Act, Kohl (D-Wis) introduces, ABA opposes, 96:450; witnesses testify on impact of resale price maintenance at panel hearing, 96:503
– – S 369, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act, Kohl (D-Wis) sponsors, 96:213; consumer groups ask Obama administration to explain position on reverse payments, 96:399
– – S 414, Consumer Credit Protection Act, introduced by Dodd (D-Conn), amendment offered by Crapo (R-Idaho), 96:322
– – S 501, Fair Prescription Competition Act, Rockefeller (D-W Va) sponsors, 96:213
– – S 3086, Credit Card Fair Fee Act, retailers launch ad campaign to promote passage, 96:326

LICENSING

– Cell phone patents, indirect purchasers lack standing to challenge licensing (S.D. Cal.), 96:241
– EU, Standard & Poor's faces monopoly abuse charges over licensing agreements for securities identification numbers, 96:72

LOUISIANA

– Dentistry, FTC urges rejection of bill to restrict in-school care for children, 96:462
– Marine salvage, post-Katrina actions may have been anticompetitive (E.D. La.), 96:163
– Motor vehicle franchise agreement made prior to Dealer's Day in Court Act not subject to Act (E.D. La.), 96:516