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HR 998 99th Congress House Energy Antitrust law Antitrust policy Corporate mergers Corporate reorganizations Corporations and Stocks Petroleum Petroleum and petroleum products Petroleum industry

A bill to amend the Clayton Act to temporarily prohibit hostile corporate takeovers of domestic petroleum corporations.

Introduced: February 6, 1985 See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 99th Congress ended
It never became law before the 99th Congress (1985–1986) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 25, 1985
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 24, 1985
Executive Comment Requested from Justice.
Apr 3, 1985
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 6, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law.
Feb 6, 1985
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Feb 6, 1985
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Clayton Act to temporarily prohibit any person engaged in commerce or in any activity affecting commerce from acquiring control of a domestic petroleum corporation if the corporation disapproves the acquisition. Defines "control" as the acquisition of more than four percent of the stock, share capital, or assets of the corporation.

Directs the Secretary of Energy, the Federal Trade Commission, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Federal Reserve Board to investigate and report to the Congress on the effects of such prohibited corporate takeovers on domestic petroleum supplies, competition in the marketing of petroleum products, petroleum industry financing methods, and credit markets, respectively.

What's happening now April 25, 1985

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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