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S. 772 - Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2007

Business. 110th Congress (2007-2008) View bill details
Sponsor:
Herbert Kohl
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

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
$2,034,892
$2,231,651
$655,380
$116,826
$681,382
$1,252,188
$2,495,732
$3,962,429
$139,200
$9,500
$13,579,180
$2,951,902
$2,951,902

opposed this bill

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 Corporation
(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.org, 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
Akaka, DanielDHI$6,000$0
Alexander, LamarRTN$163,700$28,700
Allard, WayneRCO$10,878$1,000
Barrasso, JohnRWY$89,250$9,000
Baucus, MaxDMT$382,477$45,863
Bayh, EvanDIN$171,938$18,500
Bennett, RobertRUT$92,500$17,000
Biden, JosephDDE$38,200$0
Bingaman, JeffDNM$134,635$17,000
Bond, ChristopherRMO$239,988$60,550
Boxer, BarbaraDCA$84,249$44,300
Brown, SherrodDOH$123,500$11,200
Brownback, SamuelRKS$24,000$39,602
Bunning, JimRKY$140,701$35,500
Burr, RichardRNC$294,063$43,181
Byrd, RobertDWV$54,947$8,000
Cantwell, MariaDWA$46,050$1,500
Cardin, BenjaminDMD$89,750$10,750
Carper, ThomasDDE$159,350$93,370
Casey, RobertDPA$52,250$9,250
Chambliss, SaxbyRGA$548,700$72,600
Clinton, HillaryDNY$72,950$7,850
Coburn, ThomasROK$45,866$3,000
Cochran, ThadRMS$90,850$26,000
Coleman, NormRMN$286,450$15,000
Collins, SusanRME$163,200$36,500
Conrad, KentDND$61,823$45,000
Corker, BobRTN$229,200$23,750
Cornyn, JohnRTX$319,994$56,100
Craig, LarryRID$115,798$1,000
Crapo, MichaelRID$143,891$19,000
DeMint, JimRSC$321,850$61,750
Dodd, ChristopherDCT$79,400$8,000
Dole, ElizabethRNC$163,373$43,600
Domenici, PeteRNM$119,900$17,200
Dorgan, ByronDND$138,326$9,000
Durbin, RichardDIL$105,250$43,500
Ensign, JohnRNV$58,350$32,000
Enzi, MichaelRWY$49,500$16,000
Feingold, RussellDWI$33,850$700
Feinstein, DianneDCA$68,400$13,500
Graham, LindseyRSC$263,390$35,000
Grassley, CharlesRIA$187,678$76,134
Gregg, JuddRNH$70,250$23,500
Hagel, CharlesRNE$15,550$13,900
Harkin, ThomasDIA$53,116$17,490
Hatch, OrrinRUT$124,550$28,500
Hutchison, KayRTX$105,580$38,650
Inhofe, JamesROK$273,599$21,250
Inouye, DanielDHI$20,750$38,000
Isakson, JohnRGA$247,373$47,800
Johnson, TimDSD$74,302$44,700
Kennedy, EdwardDMA$14,500$0
Kerry, JohnDMA$39,850$44,000
Klobuchar, AmyDMN$10,500$0
Kohl, HerbertDWI$0$0
Kyl, JonRAZ$161,542$35,900
Landrieu, MaryDLA$229,800$21,500
Lautenberg, FrankDNJ$44,164$58,200
Leahy, PatrickDVT$4,250$0
Levin, CarlDMI$65,650$5,600
Lieberman, JosephICT$226,819$3,000
Lincoln, BlancheDAR$273,305$42,500
Lott, TrentRMS$127,950$78,250
Lugar, RichardRIN$115,086$12,000
Martinez, MelRFL$163,695$46,950
McCain, JohnRAZ$30,600$18,000
McCaskill, ClaireDMO$30,550$45,259
McConnell, MitchRKY$441,950$124,478
Menéndez, RobertDNJ$162,000$13,000
Mikulski, BarbaraDMD$32,000$4,000
Murkowski, LisaRAK$159,601$33,650
Murray, PattyDWA$185,883$37,400
Nelson, BenDNE$115,634$69,150
Nelson, BillDFL$133,830$76,900
Obama, BarackDIL$113,550$3,800
Pryor, MarkDAR$189,448$52,000
Reed, JohnDRI$11,050$6,500
Reid, HarryDNV$116,900$56,500
Roberts, PatRKS$108,271$44,370
Rockefeller, JohnDWV$156,550$1,000
Salazar, KenDCO$95,249$26,205
Sanders, BernardIVT$5,250$0
Schumer, CharlesDNY$26,550$2,000
Sessions, JeffersonRAL$263,447$35,500
Shelby, RichardRAL$192,577$26,850
Smith, GordonROR$458,050$100,325
Snowe, OlympiaRME$50,200$28,500
Specter, ArlenDPA$528,312$56,525
Stabenow, Debbie AnnDMI$74,153$7,500
Stevens, TedRAK$37,900$53,950
Sununu, JohnRNH$75,233$44,800
Tester, JonDMT$7,500$7,600
Thomas, CraigRWY$95,871$14,500
Thune, JohnRSD$165,870$78,450
Vitter, DavidRLA$148,116$1,000
Voinovich, GeorgeROH$404,563$30,000
Warner, JohnRVA$6,500$3,000
Webb, JimDVA$13,250$11,250
Whitehouse, SheldonDRI$27,900$0
Wicker, RogerRMS$220,150$41,800
Wyden, RonDOR$166,126$18,000

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NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported		$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed
Akaka, DanielDHI$6,000$0
Alexander, LamarRTN$163,700$28,700
Allard, WayneRCO$10,878$1,000
Barrasso, JohnRWY$89,250$9,000
Baucus, MaxDMT$382,477$45,863
Bayh, EvanDIN$171,938$18,500
Bennett, RobertRUT$92,500$17,000
Biden, JosephDDE$38,200$0
Bingaman, JeffDNM$134,635$17,000
Bond, ChristopherRMO$239,988$60,550
Boxer, BarbaraDCA$84,249$44,300
Brown, SherrodDOH$123,500$11,200
Brownback, SamuelRKS$24,000$39,602
Bunning, JimRKY$140,701$35,500
Burr, RichardRNC$294,063$43,181
Byrd, RobertDWV$54,947$8,000
Cantwell, MariaDWA$46,050$1,500
Cardin, BenjaminDMD$89,750$10,750
Carper, ThomasDDE$159,350$93,370
Casey, RobertDPA$52,250$9,250
Chambliss, SaxbyRGA$548,700$72,600
Clinton, HillaryDNY$72,950$7,850
Coburn, ThomasROK$45,866$3,000
Cochran, ThadRMS$90,850$26,000
Coleman, NormRMN$286,450$15,000
Collins, SusanRME$163,200$36,500
Conrad, KentDND$61,823$45,000
Corker, BobRTN$229,200$23,750
Cornyn, JohnRTX$319,994$56,100
Craig, LarryRID$115,798$1,000
Crapo, MichaelRID$143,891$19,000
DeMint, JimRSC$321,850$61,750
Dodd, ChristopherDCT$79,400$8,000
Dole, ElizabethRNC$163,373$43,600
Domenici, PeteRNM$119,900$17,200
Dorgan, ByronDND$138,326$9,000
Durbin, RichardDIL$105,250$43,500
Ensign, JohnRNV$58,350$32,000
Enzi, MichaelRWY$49,500$16,000
Feingold, RussellDWI$33,850$700
Feinstein, DianneDCA$68,400$13,500
Graham, LindseyRSC$263,390$35,000
Grassley, CharlesRIA$187,678$76,134
Gregg, JuddRNH$70,250$23,500
Hagel, CharlesRNE$15,550$13,900
Harkin, ThomasDIA$53,116$17,490
Hatch, OrrinRUT$124,550$28,500
Hutchison, KayRTX$105,580$38,650
Inhofe, JamesROK$273,599$21,250
Inouye, DanielDHI$20,750$38,000
Isakson, JohnRGA$247,373$47,800
Johnson, TimDSD$74,302$44,700
Kennedy, EdwardDMA$14,500$0
Kerry, JohnDMA$39,850$44,000
Klobuchar, AmyDMN$10,500$0
Kohl, HerbertDWI$0$0
Kyl, JonRAZ$161,542$35,900
Landrieu, MaryDLA$229,800$21,500
Lautenberg, FrankDNJ$44,164$58,200
Leahy, PatrickDVT$4,250$0
Levin, CarlDMI$65,650$5,600
Lieberman, JosephICT$226,819$3,000
Lincoln, BlancheDAR$273,305$42,500
Lott, TrentRMS$127,950$78,250
Lugar, RichardRIN$115,086$12,000
Martinez, MelRFL$163,695$46,950
McCain, JohnRAZ$30,600$18,000
McCaskill, ClaireDMO$30,550$45,259
McConnell, MitchRKY$441,950$124,478
Menéndez, RobertDNJ$162,000$13,000
Mikulski, BarbaraDMD$32,000$4,000
Murkowski, LisaRAK$159,601$33,650
Murray, PattyDWA$185,883$37,400
Nelson, BenDNE$115,634$69,150
Nelson, BillDFL$133,830$76,900
Obama, BarackDIL$113,550$3,800
Pryor, MarkDAR$189,448$52,000
Reed, JohnDRI$11,050$6,500
Reid, HarryDNV$116,900$56,500
Roberts, PatRKS$108,271$44,370
Rockefeller, JohnDWV$156,550$1,000
Salazar, KenDCO$95,249$26,205
Sanders, BernardIVT$5,250$0
Schumer, CharlesDNY$26,550$2,000
Sessions, JeffersonRAL$263,447$35,500
Shelby, RichardRAL$192,577$26,850
Smith, GordonROR$458,050$100,325
Snowe, OlympiaRME$50,200$28,500
Specter, ArlenDPA$528,312$56,525
Stabenow, Debbie AnnDMI$74,153$7,500
Stevens, TedRAK$37,900$53,950
Sununu, JohnRNH$75,233$44,800
Tester, JonDMT$7,500$7,600
Thomas, CraigRWY$95,871$14,500
Thune, JohnRSD$165,870$78,450
Vitter, DavidRLA$148,116$1,000
Voinovich, GeorgeROH$404,563$30,000
Warner, JohnRVA$6,500$3,000
Webb, JimDVA$13,250$11,250
Whitehouse, SheldonDRI$27,900$0
Wicker, RogerRMS$220,150$41,800
Wyden, RonDOR$166,126$18,000

Interest Groups that supported this bill

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$ Donated
Electric Power utilities$3,962,429
Chemicals$2,495,732
Stone, clay, glass & concrete products$2,231,651
Forestry & Forest Products$2,034,892
Steel$1,252,188
Poultry & eggs$681,382
Rural electric cooperatives$655,380
Warehousing$139,200
Defense$116,826
Agricultural labor unions$9,500

Interest Groups that opposed this bill

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Railroads$2,951,902
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