To restore the rule that agreements between manufacturers and retailers, distributors, or wholesalers to set the price below which the manufacturer's product or service cannot be sold violates the Sherman Act.
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Discount Pricing Consumer Protection Act of 2009 - Declares that any agreement setting a price below which a product or service cannot be sold by a retailer, wholesaler, or distributor is an illegal restraint of trade in violation of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 473.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1734)
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 111-676.
Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 111-676.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 403.
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