Bill Sponsor
House Bill 2511
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Competition in Professional Baseball Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Apr 14, 2021
Overview
Text
Introduced
Apr 14, 2021
Latest Action
Oct 19, 2021
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
2511
Congress
117
Policy Area
Commerce
Commerce
Primary focus of measure is business investment, development, regulation; small business; consumer affairs; competition and restrictive trade practices; manufacturing, distribution, retail; marketing; intellectual property. Measures concerning international competitiveness and restrictions on imports and exports may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

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).

Text (1)
April 14, 2021
Actions (3)
10/19/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
04/14/2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
04/14/2021
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:48:48 PM