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• Latest Action: Mar 29, 2012 Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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• Committee Assignment: House Judiciary

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• Committee Assignment: House Judiciary - Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet

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• National Community Pharmacists Association

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• Texas Pharmacy Business Council

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• Association of Community Pharmacists Congressional Network

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Opposing Organizations

• Federal Trade Commission

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• American Benefits Council

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• American Benefits Council Opposes H.R. 1946 « Affordable ... - July 23, 2012 by merc - We previously posted about this Congressional testimony by the FTC's Richard Feinstein blasting the 'dire impact' of H.R. 1946 — legislation that would grant pharmacies exemptions from U.S. antitrust laws. Mr. Feinstein isn't ...

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  As noted by merc on July 23, 2012, "We previously posted about this Congressional testimony by the FTC's Richard Feinstein blasting the 'dire impact' of H.R. 1946 — legislation that would grant pharmacies exemptions from U.S. antitrust laws. Mr. Feinstein isn't ..." (/url?q=http://www.affordablepharmacyaction.com/2012/07/23/american-benefits-council-opposes-h-r-1946/&sa=U&ei=lrEOUOSGJ87q2wXMp4HgCQ&ved=0CCYQmAEwAg&usg=AFQjCNGaHGhvjY-wjoCcgAahHwWDuEsC8Q)
• Small Pharmacists Seek Big Clout In Negotiating With Benefit ... - May 07, 2012 by Mary Agnes Carey - Buoyed by the fact that more than two dozen House GOP members support legislation (HR 1946) that would allow independent pharmacists to band together in negotiating contract terms with pharmacy benefit managers ...

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  As noted by Mary Agnes Carey on May 07, 2012, "Buoyed by the fact that more than two dozen House GOP members support legislation (HR 1946) that would allow independent pharmacists to band together in negotiating contract terms with pharmacy benefit managers ..." (/url?q=http://capsules.kaiserhealthnews.org/index.php/2012/05/small-pharmacists-seek-big-clout-in-negotiating-with-health-plans/&sa=U&ei=lDjXT5atEcWi2gXUo_GnDw&ved=0CD0QmAEwCA&usg=AFQjCNECch_lj_Q6Chm2yGHxaS67VQI0Hg)
• Pharmageddon Time As Independent Drug ... - LobbyingFirms.com - April 13, 2012 by Charles Case - Major pharmacy trade groups have massed their resources to lobby for H.R. 1946, otherwise known as the “Preserving Our Home Town Independent Pharmacies Act.” Sponsored by Rep. Tom Marino (R-Pa.), the bill would ...

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  As noted by Charles Case on April 13, 2012, "Major pharmacy trade groups have massed their resources to lobby for H.R. 1946, otherwise known as the “Preserving Our Home Town Independent Pharmacies Act.” Sponsored by Rep. Tom Marino (R-Pa.), the bill would ..." (/url?q=http://www.lobbyingfirms.com/pharmageddon-time-as-independent-drug-stores-fight-for-collective-bargaining-rights/&sa=U&ei=mjGNT-L8NcnU2AWrn6yhDA&ved=0CC8QmAEwAg&usg=AFQjCNFSU222IHJo5-A3s6A_WOU3N5jkew)

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• United States: April Antitrust Bulletin - 4.18.2012 - April 23, 2012 by Mondaq - testified at a meeting of a subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee concerning H.R. 1946, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act of 2011, which would create an antitrust exemption for certain collective bargaining by pharmacies.

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  As noted by Mondaq on April 23, 2012, "testified at a meeting of a subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee concerning H.R. 1946, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act of 2011, which would create an antitrust exemption for certain collective bargaining by pharmacies." (http://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/x/174252/Antitrust+Competition/April+Antitrust+Bulletin)
• United States: District Court Dismisses Follow-On Suit Challenging Blue Cross's "MFN-Plus' Contracts Under Both Per Se And Rule Of Reason Standards - April 20, 2012 by Mondaq - testified at a meeting of a subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee concerning H.R. 1946, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act of 2011, which would create an antitrust exemption for certain collective bargaining by pharmacies.

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  As noted by Mondaq on April 20, 2012, "testified at a meeting of a subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee concerning H.R. 1946, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act of 2011, which would create an antitrust exemption for certain collective bargaining by pharmacies." (http://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/x/173524/Antitrust+Competition/District+Court+Dismisses+FollowOn+Suit+Challenging+Blue+Crosss+MFNPlus+Contracts+Under+Both+Per+Se+And+Rule+Of+Reason+Standards)
• United States: The Sherman Act’s Increasingly Long Arm - April 18, 2012 by Mondaq - testified at a meeting of a subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee concerning H.R. 1946, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act of 2011, which would create an antitrust exemption for certain collective bargaining by pharmacies.

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  As noted by Mondaq on April 18, 2012, "testified at a meeting of a subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee concerning H.R. 1946, Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act of 2011, which would create an antitrust exemption for certain collective bargaining by pharmacies." (http://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/x/172310/Antitrust+Competition/The+Sherman+Acts+Increasingly+Long+Arm)