Local Government Antitrust Act of 1984 - Prohibits the recovery of damages, interest on damages, litigation costs, or attorney fees in an antitrust action from any local government or any local government employee or official acting in an official capacity. Provides that such prohibition shall not apply to cases commenced before the effective date of this Act, unless the defendant establishes and the court determines that it would be inequitable not to apply this prohibition to such a pending case. Declares that the existence of a jury verdict or a district court judgment shall be prima facie evidence that such prohibition shall not apply to such a case.
Prohibits the recovery of damages, interest on damages, litigation costs, or attorney fees in an antitrust action against a person based on any official action directed by a local government or a local government employee or official acting in an official capacity. Provides that such prohibition shall not apply to cases commenced before the effective date of this Act.
Repeals a provision of the Department of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1985 which prohibited the obligation or expenditure of Federal Trade Commission appropriations for any antitrust action against a local government.
Rules Committee Resolution H.Res.616 Reported to House.
Resolving differences -- House actions: House Disagreed to Senate Amendments.
House Disagreed to Senate Amendments.
House Agreed to Request for Conference and Speaker Appointed Conferees: Rodino, Brooks, Edwards (CA), Seiberling, Hughes, Synar, Crockett, Schumer, Feighan, Fish, Moorhead, Hyde, Sawyer, Lungren.
Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.
Conferees agreed to file conference report.
Conference report filed: Conference Report 98-1158 Filed in House.
Conference Report 98-1158 Filed in House.
Rule Passed House.
Conference report agreed to in House: House Agreed to Conference Report by Yea-Nay Vote: 318 - 0 (Record Vote No: 463).
Roll Call #463 (House)House Agreed to Conference Report by Yea-Nay Vote: 318 - 0 (Record Vote No: 463).
Roll Call #463 (House)Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.
Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.
Measure Signed in Senate.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 98-544.
Became Public Law No: 98-544.
Enacted as Public Law 98-544
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