HR 3269
97th Congress
House
Commerce
Alcohol and Alcoholic Beverages
Alcoholic beverage industry
Antitrust law
Beer
Territorial arrangements (Antitrust law)
Malt Beverage Interbrand Competition Act
Introduced: April 28, 1981
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 14, 1982
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jul 28, 1982
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jun 23, 1982
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 30, 1981
Referred to Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law.
Apr 28, 1981
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Apr 28, 1981
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Malt Beverage Interbrand Competition Act - Declares that no antitrust law shall prohibit the importer, brewer, or trademark licensee of a trademarked malt beverage from entering into an agreement granting a wholesale distributor the exclusive right to sell such beverage within any defined geographic area within a State, or limiting such distributor to the sale of such beverage for ultimate resale to consumers in that area, when such beverage has substantial competition from other malt beverages in that area.
Declares that this Act shall not affect any provision of State law.
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