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S. 772 - Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2007

Business. 110th Congress (2007-2008) View bill details
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Summary:
A bill to 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. (by CRS) 
Status:
The bill has passed through committee and has been put on a legislative calendar. 
There have been no votes on this bill.

Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2007

S. 772 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)

Summary
A bill to 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. (by CRS)
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Title
A bill to 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.
Other Titles
  • Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2007
  • Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2007
Sponsor
Herbert Kohl
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Business
  • Actions and defenses
  • Antitrust law
  • Damages
  • Injunctions
  • Law
  • Limitation of actions
  • Railroad freight operations
  • Railroad mergers
  • Railroad rates
  • Transportation
Related Bills
Major Actions
Introduced3/06/2007
Referred to Committee
Bill History

There have been no votes on this bill.

ActionDateDescription
Introduced3/06/2007
3/06/2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
3/06/2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2708)
3/07/2007Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights. Hearings held.
Put on a legislative calendar9/20/2007Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
10/03/2007Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 110-199.
10/23/2007Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Senate Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety and Security. Hearings held.
12/19/2007Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with amendments. With written report No. 110-252.
Put on a legislative calendar12/19/2007Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 551.
NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus
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Contributions

  1. January - February 2003 For $228,090 Against $37,680
  2. March - April 2003 For $428,416 Against $88,250
  3. May - June 2003 For $485,737 Against $111,654
  4. July - August 2003 For $245,193 Against $40,450
  5. September - October 2003 For $334,806 Against $53,620
  6. November - December 2003 For $191,918 Against $25,000
  7. January - February 2004 For $268,826 Against $35,700
  8. March - April 2004 For $375,260 Against $92,622
  9. May - June 2004 For $405,726 Against $72,800
  10. July - August 2004 For $384,309 Against $58,150
  11. September - October 2004 For $789,708 Against $124,505
  12. November - December 2004 For $144,484 Against $9,200
  13. January - February 2005 For $120,368 Against $44,100
  14. March - April 2005 For $305,696 Against $80,694
  15. May - June 2005 For $328,338 Against $75,186
  16. July - August 2005 For $200,149 Against $21,141
  17. September - October 2005 For $301,000 Against $82,250
  18. November - December 2005 For $219,049 Against $46,640
  19. January - February 2006 For $170,096 Against $52,250
  20. March - April 2006 For $376,421 Against $82,249
  21. May - June 2006 For $364,975 Against $82,950
  22. July - August 2006 For $255,078 Against $80,150
  23. September - October 2006 For $480,492 Against $108,450
  24. November - December 2006 For $209,119 Against $30,800
  25. January - February 2007 For $273,610 Against $92,350
  26. March - April 2007 For $733,181 Against $169,338
  27. May - June 2007 For $684,475 Against $174,029
  28. July - August 2007 For $391,250 Against $68,750
  29. September - October 2007 For $593,199 Against $165,665
  30. November - December 2007 For $367,327 Against $75,620
  31. January - February 2008 For $218,783 Against $69,575
  32. March - April 2008 For $538,609 Against $152,400
  33. May - June 2008 For $552,093 Against $198,300
  34. July - August 2008 For $266,993 Against $32,800
  35. September - October 2008 For $679,348 Against $102,300
  36. November - December 2008 For $308,049 Against $55,534

Votes

    12 Organizations Supported and 1 Opposed; See Which Ones
    12 Organizations Supported and 1 Opposed; See Which Ones

    Organizations that took a position on
    Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2007

    12 organizations supported this bill

    Alliant Techsystems, Inc.
    (n.d.). Testimony. Retrieved n.d., from .
    America Public Power Association
    (n.d.). Support. Retrieved n.d., from .
    American Forest and Paper Association
    (n.d.). Support. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Checker Logistics
    (n.d.). Support. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Consumers United for Rail Equity
    (n.d.). Testimony. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Exelon
    (n.d.). Support. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Holcim Ltd
    (n.d.). Support. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Lyondell Chemical Company
    (n.d.). Support. Retrieved n.d., from .
    National Farmers Union
    (n.d.). Testimony. Retrieved n.d., from .
    National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
    (n.d.). Support. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Nucor Corporation
    (n.d.). Support. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Tyson Foods Inc
    (n.d.). Support. Retrieved n.d., from .

    1 organization opposed this bill

    Association of American Railroads
    (n.d.). Testimony. Retrieved n.d., from .

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    Contributions by Legislator

    Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
    That Supported    		$ From Interest Groups
    That Opposed
    Daniel K. AkakaDHI$6,000$0
    Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$163,700$28,700
    Alan Wayne AllardRCO$10,878$1,000
    Max BaucusDMT$382,477$45,863
    Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$171,938$18,500
    Bob BennettRUT$92,500$17,000
    Joe BidenDDE$38,200$0
    Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$134,635$17,000
    Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$237,988$60,550
    Barbara BoxerDCA$83,740$44,300
    Sherrod BrownDOH$123,500$11,200
    Sam BrownbackRKS$24,000$39,602
    Jim BunningRKY$132,701$35,500
    Richard BurrRNC$292,063$42,181
    Robert ByrdDWV$54,947$8,000
    Maria CantwellDWA$46,050$1,500
    Ben CardinDMD$92,250$10,750
    Tom CarperDDE$160,850$93,370
    Bob CaseyDPA$52,250$9,250
    Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$548,700$72,600
    Hillary ClintonDNY$72,450$7,850
    Tom CoburnROK$37,116$3,000
    William Thad CochranRMS$90,850$26,000
    Norm ColemanRMN$287,950$15,000
    Susan CollinsRME$163,200$36,500
    Gaylord Kent ConradDND$61,823$45,000
    Bob CorkerRTN$229,200$23,750
    John CornynRTX$319,994$56,100
    Larry CraigRID$115,798$1,000
    Mike CrapoRID$143,891$19,000
    Jim DeMintRSC$309,100$61,750
    Chris DoddDCT$79,400$8,000
    Mary Elizabeth DoleRNC$163,373$43,600
    Pete DomeniciRNM$119,900$17,200
    Byron DorganDND$138,326$9,000
    Dick DurbinDIL$105,250$43,500
    John EnsignRNV$61,550$32,000
    Mike EnziRWY$49,500$16,000
    Russ FeingoldDWI$33,350$700
    Dianne FeinsteinDCA$68,400$13,500
    Lindsey GrahamRSC$263,390$35,000
    Chuck GrassleyRIA$186,928$76,134
    Judd GreggRNH$70,250$23,500
    Chuck HagelRNE$15,550$13,900
    Tom HarkinDIA$53,116$17,490
    Orrin HatchRUT$124,550$28,500
    Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$106,580$38,650
    Jim InhofeROK$273,599$21,250
    Dan InouyeDHI$20,750$38,000
    Johnny IsaksonRGA$245,373$42,550
    Tim JohnsonDSD$74,302$44,700
    Ted KennedyDMA$14,500$0
    John KerryDMA$40,850$44,000
    Amy KlobucharDMN$10,500$0
    Herb KohlDWI$0$0
    Jon KylRAZ$162,542$35,900
    Mary LandrieuDLA$229,800$21,500
    Frank LautenbergDNJ$44,164$58,200
    Patrick LeahyDVT$4,250$0
    Carl LevinDMI$65,650$5,600
    Joe LiebermanICT$226,819$3,000
    Blanche LincolnDAR$269,305$42,500
    Chester Trent LottRMS$127,950$78,250
    Dick LugarRIN$115,086$12,000
    Mel MartinezRFL$161,695$46,950
    John McCainRAZ$30,600$18,000
    Claire McCaskillDMO$30,800$45,259
    Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$441,950$124,478
    Bob MenéndezDNJ$162,000$13,000
    Barbara MikulskiDMD$32,000$4,000
    Lisa MurkowskiRAK$153,601$33,650
    Patty MurrayDWA$185,383$36,700
    Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$115,634$69,150
    Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$134,330$76,900
    Barack ObamaDIL$109,050$3,800
    Mark PryorDAR$189,448$52,000
    John "Jack" ReedDRI$11,050$6,500
    Harry ReidDNV$116,900$56,500
    Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$108,271$44,370
    John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$156,550$1,000
    Ken SalazarDCO$94,249$26,205
    Bernie SandersIVT$5,250$0
    Chuck SchumerDNY$26,550$2,000
    Jeff SessionsRAL$265,447$35,500
    Richard ShelbyRAL$192,577$26,850
    Gordon SmithROR$463,950$100,325
    Olympia SnoweRME$50,200$28,500
    Arlen SpecterDPA$523,612$56,525
    Debbie StabenowDMI$72,653$7,500
    Ted StevensRAK$37,900$53,950
    John SununuRNH$75,233$44,800
    Jon TesterDMT$7,500$7,600
    Craig ThomasRWY$95,871$14,500
    John ThuneRSD$158,370$77,450
    David VitterRLA$148,116$1,000
    George VoinovichROH$404,063$30,000
    John WarnerRVA$6,500$3,000
    Jim WebbDVA$13,250$11,250
    Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$27,900$0
    Ron WydenDOR$166,126$18,000

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    		NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
    That Supported    		$ From Interest Groups
    That Opposed
    		Daniel K. AkakaDHI$6,000$0
    		Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$163,700$28,700
    		Alan Wayne AllardRCO$10,878$1,000
    		Max BaucusDMT$382,477$45,863
    		Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$171,938$18,500
    		Bob BennettRUT$92,500$17,000
    		Joe BidenDDE$38,200$0
    		Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$134,635$17,000
    		Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$237,988$60,550
    		Barbara BoxerDCA$83,740$44,300
    		Sherrod BrownDOH$123,500$11,200
    		Sam BrownbackRKS$24,000$39,602
    		Jim BunningRKY$132,701$35,500
    		Richard BurrRNC$292,063$42,181
    		Robert ByrdDWV$54,947$8,000
    		Maria CantwellDWA$46,050$1,500
    		Ben CardinDMD$92,250$10,750
    		Tom CarperDDE$160,850$93,370
    		Bob CaseyDPA$52,250$9,250
    		Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$548,700$72,600
    		Hillary ClintonDNY$72,450$7,850
    		Tom CoburnROK$37,116$3,000
    		William Thad CochranRMS$90,850$26,000
    		Norm ColemanRMN$287,950$15,000
    		Susan CollinsRME$163,200$36,500
    		Gaylord Kent ConradDND$61,823$45,000
    		Bob CorkerRTN$229,200$23,750
    		John CornynRTX$319,994$56,100
    		Larry CraigRID$115,798$1,000
    		Mike CrapoRID$143,891$19,000
    		Jim DeMintRSC$309,100$61,750
    		Chris DoddDCT$79,400$8,000
    		Mary Elizabeth DoleRNC$163,373$43,600
    		Pete DomeniciRNM$119,900$17,200
    		Byron DorganDND$138,326$9,000
    		Dick DurbinDIL$105,250$43,500
    		John EnsignRNV$61,550$32,000
    		Mike EnziRWY$49,500$16,000
    		Russ FeingoldDWI$33,350$700
    		Dianne FeinsteinDCA$68,400$13,500
    		Lindsey GrahamRSC$263,390$35,000
    		Chuck GrassleyRIA$186,928$76,134
    		Judd GreggRNH$70,250$23,500
    		Chuck HagelRNE$15,550$13,900
    		Tom HarkinDIA$53,116$17,490
    		Orrin HatchRUT$124,550$28,500
    		Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$106,580$38,650
    		Jim InhofeROK$273,599$21,250
    		Dan InouyeDHI$20,750$38,000
    		Johnny IsaksonRGA$245,373$42,550
    		Tim JohnsonDSD$74,302$44,700
    		Ted KennedyDMA$14,500$0
    		John KerryDMA$40,850$44,000
    		Amy KlobucharDMN$10,500$0
    		Herb KohlDWI$0$0
    		Jon KylRAZ$162,542$35,900
    		Mary LandrieuDLA$229,800$21,500
    		Frank LautenbergDNJ$44,164$58,200
    		Patrick LeahyDVT$4,250$0
    		Carl LevinDMI$65,650$5,600
    		Joe LiebermanICT$226,819$3,000
    		Blanche LincolnDAR$269,305$42,500
    		Chester Trent LottRMS$127,950$78,250
    		Dick LugarRIN$115,086$12,000
    		Mel MartinezRFL$161,695$46,950
    		John McCainRAZ$30,600$18,000
    		Claire McCaskillDMO$30,800$45,259
    		Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$441,950$124,478
    		Bob MenéndezDNJ$162,000$13,000
    		Barbara MikulskiDMD$32,000$4,000
    		Lisa MurkowskiRAK$153,601$33,650
    		Patty MurrayDWA$185,383$36,700
    		Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$115,634$69,150
    		Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$134,330$76,900
    		Barack ObamaDIL$109,050$3,800
    		Mark PryorDAR$189,448$52,000
    		John "Jack" ReedDRI$11,050$6,500
    		Harry ReidDNV$116,900$56,500
    		Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$108,271$44,370
    		John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$156,550$1,000
    		Ken SalazarDCO$94,249$26,205
    		Bernie SandersIVT$5,250$0
    		Chuck SchumerDNY$26,550$2,000
    		Jeff SessionsRAL$265,447$35,500
    		Richard ShelbyRAL$192,577$26,850
    		Gordon SmithROR$463,950$100,325
    		Olympia SnoweRME$50,200$28,500
    		Arlen SpecterDPA$523,612$56,525
    		Debbie StabenowDMI$72,653$7,500
    		Ted StevensRAK$37,900$53,950
    		John SununuRNH$75,233$44,800
    		Jon TesterDMT$7,500$7,600
    		Craig ThomasRWY$95,871$14,500
    		John ThuneRSD$158,370$77,450
    		David VitterRLA$148,116$1,000
    		George VoinovichROH$404,063$30,000
    		John WarnerRVA$6,500$3,000
    		Jim WebbDVA$13,250$11,250
    		Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$27,900$0
    		Ron WydenDOR$166,126$18,000

    Interest Groups that supported this bill

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    		$ Donated
    		Electric Power utilities$3,882,479
    		Chemicals$2,427,382
    		Stone, clay, glass & concrete products$2,175,592
    		Forestry & Forest Products$1,990,642
    		Steel$1,213,688
    		Poultry & eggs$636,232
    		Rural electric cooperatives$629,380
    		Warehousing$138,450
    		Defense$116,826
    		Agricultural labor unions$9,500

    Interest Groups that opposed this bill

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    		$ Donated
    		Railroads$2,893,152
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