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Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2007

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.

3/22/2007--Introduced.
Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2007 - Amends the Clayton Act to grant the United States exclusive authority to bring suit for injunctive relief against a common carrier that is not a rail common carrier subject to the jurisdiction the Surface Transportatio more...

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March 22, 2007

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May 06, 2008 ‘Broken monopoly’

By MARVIN BAKER, Staff Writer mbaker@minotdailynews.com The Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2007 (HR 1650 and companion bill S. 772) repeals the ...

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May 02, 2008 Railroad antritrust legislation passed by House Judiciary Committee

The legislation, entitled, HR 1650: The Railroad Enforcement Act of 2007, would create a dual regulatory system for our nation’s railroad industry and ...

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April 30, 2008 Railroad antitrust exemption nears end of line

The US House Judiciary Committee today passed the bipartisan Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2007 (HR 1650), legislation introduced by Representatives ...

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May 09, 2008 Transportation Headlines for Friday May 8, 2008

HR 1650 - Re-regulation and Increased Burdens for Freight Rail A Fix for Something that isn't Broken http://adronbhall.com/blogs/my_transportation_obsession/archive/2008/05/07/6989.aspx Transit Sleuth ...

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May 08, 2008 Can reliable, profitable rail service be saved?

The Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2007 (HR1650) would effectively undo specific and narrow antitrust process exemptions that were provided for the railroads by the Staggers Rail Act of 1980. The Staggers act effectively halted ...

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May 06, 2008 HR1650 Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2007

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.

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