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House Bill 2511
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Competition in Professional Baseball Act
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Introduced in House on Apr 14, 2021
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Introduced in House 
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H. R. 2511 (Introduced-in-House)


117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2511


To subject professional baseball clubs to the antitrust laws.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 14, 2021

Mr. Duncan (for himself, Mr. Norman, Mrs. Greene of Georgia, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Roy, Mr. Carl, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. Bishop of North Carolina, Mr. Weber of Texas, Ms. Herrell, Mr. Steube, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. Timmons, Mr. Biggs, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Babin, Mr. Perry, Mr. Hice of Georgia, Mr. Crawford, Mrs. Boebert, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Allen, Mr. Jordan, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Gooden of Texas, Mr. Owens, Mr. Clyde, and Mr. Good of Virginia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To subject professional baseball clubs to the antitrust laws.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Competition in Professional Baseball Act”.

SEC. 2. Professional baseball subject to antitrust laws.

(a) Definition.—In this section, the term “antitrust laws”—

(1) has the meaning given the term in subsection (a) of the first section of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 12); and

(2) includes section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 45) to the extent that such section applies to unfair methods of competition.

(b) Removal of exemption.—Professional baseball clubs shall not be exempt from the antitrust laws.

(c) Repeal.—Section 27 of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 26b) is repealed.