A bill to restore the rule that agreements between manufacturers and retailers, distributors, or wholesalers to set the minimum 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 - Amends the Sherman Act to declare that any contract, combination, conspiracy, or agreement setting a minimum price below which a product or service cannot be sold by a retailer, wholesaler, or distributor violates the Act.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 403.
Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S133-134)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S134-135)
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment. With written report No. 111-227. Minority views filed.
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment. With written report No. 111-227. Minority views filed.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 473.
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