A bill to amend the Clayton Act to temporarily prohibit hostile corporate takeovers of domestic petroleum corporations.
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Just introduced
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Feb 19, 1985)
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 just happenedMay 29, 1985
Committee on Judiciary received executive comment from Federal Trade Commission.
Who’s behind it
- May 29, 1985Committee
Committee on Judiciary received executive comment from Federal Trade Commission.
Judiciary Committee - May 1, 1985Committee
Committee on Judiciary. Hearings held.
Judiciary Committee - Apr 30, 1985Committee
Committee on Judiciary requested executive comment from Justice Department, Commerce Department, Federal Trade Commission.
Judiciary Committee - Feb 19, 1985IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - Feb 19, 1985IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate