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S 1215 97th Congress Senate Commerce Alcohol and Alcoholic Beverages Alcoholic beverage industry Antitrust law Beer Territorial arrangements (Antitrust law)

Malt Beverage Interbrand Competition Act

Introduced: May 18, 1981 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 97th Congress (1981–1982) 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 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 5, 1982
Committee on Judiciary. Hearings held.
Jun 21, 1982
Committee on Judiciary. Hearings held.
May 18, 1981
Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary.
May 18, 1981
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now August 5, 1982

Committee on Judiciary. Hearings held.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 3269 Identical bill Malt Beverage Interbrand Competition Act
  • HR 3996 Identical bill Malt Beverage Interbrand Competition Act
  • HR 4189 Identical bill Malt Beverage Interbrand Competition Act
  • HR 4320 Identical bill Malt Beverage Interbrand Competition Act
 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Mar 25, 1982
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1215: Malt Beverage Interbrand Competition Act. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-S-1215/
MLA
"S. 1215: Malt Beverage Interbrand Competition Act." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-S-1215/.
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S. 1215, 97th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/97-S-1215/.
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