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HR 3190 111th Congress House

Discount Pricing Consumer Protection Act of 2009

Official title: To restore the rule that agreements between manufacturers and retailers, distributors, or wholesalers to set the price below which the manufacturer's product o… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To restore the rule that agreements between manufacturers and retailers, distributors, or wholesalers to set the price below which the manufacturer's product or service cannot be sold violates the Sherman Act.

Introduced: July 13, 2009 Introduced by: Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" Democratic · Georgia See on congress.gov
Commerce Competition and antitrustContracts and agencyRetail and wholesale trades
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 Everywhere this bill has been 10 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 8, 2010
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 403.
Dec 8, 2010
Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 111-676.
Jan 13, 2010
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Jan 13, 2010
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 30, 2009
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 30, 2009
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
Jul 29, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy.
Jul 13, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 13, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1734)
Jul 13, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 8, 2010

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 403.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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Discount Pricing Consumer Protection Act of 2009 - Declares that any agreement setting a price below which a product or service cannot be sold by a retailer, wholesaler, or distributor is an illegal restraint of trade in violation of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3190: Discount Pricing Consumer Protection Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3190/
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