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S 2695 114th Congress Senate Commerce Competition and antitrust Contracts and agency

Anti-Trust Freedom Act of 2016

Introduced: March 16, 2016 Introduced by: Paul, Rand Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 114th Congress (2015–2016) 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.
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Mar 16, 2016
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 16, 2016
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Anti-Trust Freedom Act of 2016

This bill prohibits the Sherman Act, the Clayton Act, and section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act from being construed as prohibiting, banning, or otherwise extending to any voluntary economic coordination, cooperation, agreement, or other association, compact, contract, or covenant entered into by or between any individual or group of individuals.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2695: Anti-Trust Freedom Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2695/
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"S. 2695: Anti-Trust Freedom Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2695/.
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S. 2695, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2695/.
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