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Baseball Fans and Communities Protection Act of 1994

Introduced: August 18, 1994 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 10 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 29, 1994
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 488.
Nov 29, 1994
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 103-871.
Sep 29, 1994
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Sep 29, 1994
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 28, 1994
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Sep 28, 1994
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Aug 23, 1994
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law.
Aug 18, 1994
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Aug 18, 1994
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1764)
Aug 18, 1994
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Baseball Fans and Communities Protection Act of 1994 - Amends the Clayton Act to apply the antitrust laws to any unilateral terms and conditions of employment in restraint of trade or commerce imposed by any party to an agreement between two or more major league baseball clubs and the labor organization representing the baseball players.

States that the antitrust laws shall not apply to a term or condition imposed solely with respect to a player party to a uniform player contract that is assigned, at the time such imposition occurs, to a non-major league professional baseball club.

What's happening now November 29, 1994

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 488.

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 Cosponsors 1
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Oct 5, 1994
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4994: Baseball Fans and Communities Protection Act of 1994. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-4994/
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"H.R. 4994: Baseball Fans and Communities Protection Act of 1994." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-4994/.
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