S 430
100th Congress
Senate
Commerce
Antitrust actions
Antitrust law
Courts and Civil Procedure
Evidence (Law)
Price fixing
Retail trade
Retail Competition Enforcement Act of 1987
Introduced: February 2, 1987
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 5, 1988
Considered by Senate.
Jun 29, 1988
Measure laid before Senate.
Jun 21, 1988
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 62-28. Record Vote No: 196.
Feb 1, 1988
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 525.
Feb 1, 1988
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Byrd for Senator Biden with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 100-280. Minority views filed.
Aug 6, 1987
Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Apr 23, 1987
Committee on Judiciary. Hearings held.
Feb 2, 1987
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Feb 2, 1987
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Retail Competition Enforcement Act of 1987 - Amends the Sherman Act to set forth evidentiary standards for price-fixing actions. Provides that evidence that a seller of a good or service terminated the claimant as a buyer or refused to supply the claimant as a result of a competitor's communication regarding price competition shall be sufficient to infer that such seller and competitor engaged in concerted action to fix prices. Provides that the fact that a seller and a buyer entered into an agreement to establish the resale price of a good or service shall be sufficient to establish that such seller and buyer engaged in concerted action to fix prices.
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Considered by Senate.
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