HR 1470 102th Congress House Commerce Antitrust actions Antitrust law Civil actions and liability Evidence (Law) Price fixing Resale price maintenance

Price Fixing Prevention Act of 1991

Introduced: March 19, 1991 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 23 steps

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Passed House

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To President

Became law

Oct 10, 1991

Laid on the table. See S. 429 for further action.

Oct 10, 1991

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Oct 10, 1991

On passage Passed by voice vote.

Oct 10, 1991

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by voice vote.

Oct 10, 1991

The House adopted the amendment as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

Oct 10, 1991

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

Oct 10, 1991

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1470.

Oct 10, 1991

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate.

Oct 10, 1991

The Speaker designated the Honorable Jim Slattery to act as Chairman of the Committee.

Oct 10, 1991

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 241 and Rule XXIII.

Oct 10, 1991

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1470 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Measure will be read by section. Bill is open to amendments. After passage of H.R. 1470, it shall be in order to take from the Speaker's table the bill S. 429 and to consider said bill in the House. It shall then be in order to move to strike all after the enacting clause of said Senate bill and to insert in lieu thereof the provisions of H.R. 1470 as passed by the House. It shall then be in order to move that the House insist on its amendment to S. 429

Oct 10, 1991

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 241.

Oct 10, 1991

Rule H. Res. 241 passed House.

Oct 8, 1991

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 241 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1470 and S. 429 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Measure will be read by section. Bill is open to amendments. After passage of H.R. 1470, it shall be in order to take from the Speaker's table the bill S. 429 and to consider said bill in the House. It shall then be in order to move to strike all after the enacting clause of said Senate bill and to insert in lieu thereof the provisions of H.R. 1470 as passed by the House. It shall then be in order to move that the House insist on its amendment to S. 429

Oct 3, 1991

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 139.

Oct 3, 1991

Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 102-237.

Jun 25, 1991

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Jun 25, 1991

Ordered to be Reported.

Jun 19, 1991

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Jun 19, 1991

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee.

May 21, 1991

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law.

Mar 19, 1991

Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.

Mar 19, 1991

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Price Fixing Prevention Act of 1991 - Provides that in any civil action alleging a contract, combination, or conspiracy to set, change, or maintain prices (other than a maximum price) under the Sherman Antitrust Act: (1) evidence that a person who sells a good or service to the claimant for resale received from a competitor a communication regarding price competition by the claimant and in response terminated the claimant as a buyer (or refused to supply such goods or services) shall be sufficient to raise the inference that such person and such competitor engaged in concerted action to set, change, or maintain prices in violation of such Act (in such case, a termination or refusal to supply is in response to a communication if such communication is a substantial contributing cause of such termination or refusal to supply); (2) the fact that the seller and the purchaser of a good or service entered into an agreement to set, change, or maintain prices shall be sufficient to constitute a violation of such Act; and (3) an agreement between the seller and the purchaser to terminate another purchaser as a dealer or to refuse to supply such other purchaser because of that purchaser's pricing policies shall constitute a violation of such Act, whether or not a specific price level is agreed upon. Provides that the provisions with respect to agreements to set, change, or maintain prices (other than a maximum price) shall apply to civil actions commenced before enactment of this Act.

What's happening now October 10, 1991

Laid on the table. See S. 429 for further action.

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