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Read. Follow. Verify.Senate Hearings on the Industrial Reorganization Act (S. 1167)
Record date · July 20, 2026
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What This Bill Does
This document is an appendix to the 1974 Senate subcommittee hearings regarding S. 1167, a proposed bill aimed at restructuring major industries to address and monopoly power. It contains supplemental data and testimony gathered by the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on and Monopoly.
The document provides the evidentiary record for a legislative proposal that sought to grant the federal government authority to break up large corporations in concentrated industries, which would have fundamentally altered the structure of the American economy.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Large corporations in concentrated industries
The proposed legislation would have established criteria for the potential restructuring or divestiture of these entities.
Federal regulators
The bill would have granted new oversight and enforcement powers to federal agencies regarding industrial market structure.
Key Facts
- The document serves as an appendix to Part 4 of the hearings on S. 1167.
- The hearings were conducted by the Senate Subcommittee on Antitrust and Monopoly during the second session of the 93rd Congress.
- The primary legislative focus is the Industrial Reorganization Act (S. 1167).
- The scope of the hearings covers the investigation of market concentration and the potential for industrial restructuring.
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Legislative focus on structural reform
The hearings demonstrate a significant 1970s legislative interest in moving beyond behavioral antitrust enforcement toward structural reorganization of industries.
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