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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) 
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The bill has passed through committee and has been put on a legislative calendar. 
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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

Total contributions given to Senators from interest groups that…

supported this bill

Electric Power utilities [About]
Chemicals [About]
Stone, clay, glass & concrete products [About]
Forestry & Forest Products [About]
Steel [About]
Poultry & eggs [About]
Rural electric cooperatives [About]
Warehousing [About]
Defense [About]
Agricultural labor unions [About]
4.6 times as much
$1,990,642
$2,175,592
$629,380
$116,826
$636,232
$1,213,688
$2,427,382
$3,882,479
$138,450
$9,500
$13,220,171
$2,893,152
$2,893,152
Railroads [About]
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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Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 110th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2008.
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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
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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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$ 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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Railroads$2,893,152
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