S 148
111th Congress
Senate
Commerce
Competition and antitrust
Contracts and agency
Retail and wholesale trades
Discount Pricing Consumer Protection Act
Introduced: January 6, 2009
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Everywhere this bill has been
6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 21, 2010
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 473.
Jul 21, 2010
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment. With written report No. 111-227. Minority views filed.
Mar 18, 2010
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jan 6, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S134-135)
Jan 6, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S133-134)
Jan 6, 2009
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Discount Pricing Consumer Protection Act - Amends the Sherman Act to declare that any contract, combination, conspiracy, or agreement setting a minimum price below which a product or service cannot be sold by a retailer, wholesaler, or distributor violates the Act.
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 473.
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