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S 148 111th Congress Senate

Discount Pricing Consumer Protection Act

Official title: A bill to restore the rule that agreements between manufacturers and retailers, distributors, or wholesalers to set the minimum price below which the manufactu… Show full official titleShow less

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

Introduced: June 2, 2009 See on congress.gov
Commerce Competition and antitrustContracts and agencyRetail and wholesale trades
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It never became law before the 111th Congress (2009–2010) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
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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
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 Latest action July 21, 2010

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 473.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3190 Related bill Discount Pricing Consumer Protection Act of 2009
 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Mar 11, 2010
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Nov 18, 2009
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Oct 19, 2009
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jun 2, 2009
 D
Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Mar 30, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 148: Discount Pricing Consumer Protection Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-148/
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"S. 148: Discount Pricing Consumer Protection Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-148/.
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S. 148, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-148/.
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