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HOUSE 2511117th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.

Competition in Professional Baseball Act

Last Action
10/19/2021

Actions

  • 2021-10-19Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
  • 2021-04-14Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • 2021-04-14Introduced in House
  • 2021-04-14Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2021-04-14 (00)

Competition in Professional Baseball Act

This bill removes the limited exemption from the antitrust laws for professional baseball clubs. For purposes of this bill, the term antitrust laws means laws to protect against unlawful restraints and monopolies (Clayton Act) and to protect against unfair methods of competition (Federal Trade Commission Act).

Cosponsors (20)

  • Ralph Norman (R-SC)
  • Marjorie Greene (R-GA)
  • Austin Scott (R-GA)
  • Paul Gosar (R-AZ)
  • Chip Roy (R-TX)
  • Jerry Carl (R-AL)
  • Louie Gohmert (R-TX)
  • Earl Carter (R-GA)
  • Dan Bishop (R-NC)
  • Randy Weber (R-TX)
  • Yvette Herrell (R-NM)
  • W. Steube (R-FL)
  • Mary Miller (R-IL)
  • William Timmons (R-SC)
  • Andy Biggs (R-AZ)
  • Claudia Tenney (R-NY)
  • Brian Babin (R-TX)
  • Scott Perry (R-PA)
  • Jody Hice (R-GA)
  • Eric Crawford (R-AR)

Subjects

  • Competition and antitrust
  • Professional sports
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