To make technical corrections to various antitrust laws and to references to such laws.
Amends the Sherman Act to apply the prohibitions against monopolizing trade or commerce among the States or with foreign nations to monopolizing trade or foreign commerce in or among any U.S. Territories and the District of Columbia.
Amends the Wilson Tariff Act to repeal provisions that authorized any person injured in his business or property by reason of anything prohibited by such Act to sue therefor in U.S. circuit court and to recover treble damages and the costs of suit.
Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to exempt an application for a license to construct or operate a utilization facility (equipment or a device capable of making use of special nuclear material) that is pending on or filed after the enactment date of this Act from the requirement that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission transmit atomic energy license applications to the Attorney General.
(Sec. 3) Makes this Act effective on the date of this Act's enactment, with exceptions relating to: (1) the Panama Canal Act (applicable to cases pending on or after this Act's enactment); and (2) the Panama Canal Act, the Sherman Act, and the Wilson Tariff Act (applicable only to cases commenced on or after this Act's enactment).
Became Public Law No: 107-273.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 107-17, Part I.
Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 107-17, Part I.
House Committee on Armed Services Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than March 12, 2001.
Committee on Armed Services discharged.
Committee on Armed Services discharged.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 12.
Mr. Sensenbrenner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H888-889)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 809.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H888)
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On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H888)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment. Without written report.
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment. Without written report.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 593.
For Further Action See H.R.2215.