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HR 585 100th Congress House Commerce Antitrust actions Antitrust law Civil actions and liability Courts and Civil Procedure Evidence (Law) Price fixing

Freedom From Vertical Price Fixing Act of 1987

Introduced: January 8, 1987 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 14 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 10, 1987
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Nov 9, 1987
Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.
Nov 9, 1987
Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Nov 9, 1987
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Nov 4, 1987
Placed on Union Calendar No: 272.
Nov 4, 1987
Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on The Judiciary. Report No: 100-421.
Oct 20, 1987
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Oct 20, 1987
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Oct 14, 1987
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Oct 14, 1987
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 2, 1987
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb 10, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law.
Jan 8, 1987
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Jan 8, 1987
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Freedom From Vertical Price Fixing Act of 1987 - Provides that in a civil antitrust action relating to price fixing under the Sherman Act, evidence that a seller terminated the sale or supply of goods or services to a dealer after receiving a communication about price competition from a competitor of such dealer shall be sufficient to raise the inference that such manufacturer and competitor engaged in price fixing. Provides that evidence that the seller and a purchaser of goods or services agreed to establish the resale price of such good or service shall be sufficient to establish that such seller and purchaser engaged in price fixing.

What's happening now November 10, 1987

Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Jun 16, 1987
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jun 16, 1987
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Apr 1, 1987
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 585: Freedom From Vertical Price Fixing Act of 1987. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-585/
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"H.R. 585: Freedom From Vertical Price Fixing Act of 1987." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-585/.
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H.R. 585, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-585/.
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