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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