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HJRES 389 98th Congress House Commerce Antitrust law Antitrust policy Congressional-executive relations Price fixing

A joint resolution calling upon the Federal Trade Commission, Department of Justice, and all other appropriate Federal agencies to enforce the Federal Trade Commission Act, the Sherman Act, and all…

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A joint resolution calling upon the Federal Trade Commission, Department of Justice, and all other appropriate Federal agencies to enforce the Federal Trade Commission Act, the Sherman Act, and all other Federal antitrust laws including the prohibition against vertical price restraints.

Introduced: October 19, 1983 See on congress.gov
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In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 24, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law.
Oct 24, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation and Tourism.
Oct 19, 1983
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Oct 19, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Oct 19, 1983
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requires the Attorney General of the United States, the Federal Trade Commission, and all other appropriate Federal agencies and officials to enforce the antitrust laws, including the prohibition against vertical price restraints. Directs such officials and agencies to cease propounding arguments in court designed to weaken such prohibition, and to submit to Congress proposed legislation to make any desired changes in such prohibition.

What's happening now October 24, 1983

Referred to Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 1, 1984
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Nov 3, 1983
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Oct 27, 1983
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 389: A joint resolution calling upon the Federal Trade Commission, Department of Justice, and all other appropriate Federal agencies to enforce the Federal Trade Commission Act, the Sherman Act, and all other Federal antitrust laws including the prohibition against vertical price restraints.. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HJRES-389/
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"H.J. Res. 389: A joint resolution calling upon the Federal Trade Commission, Department of Justice, and all other appropriate Federal agencies to enforce the Federal Trade Commission Act, the Sherman Act, and all other Federal antitrust laws including the prohibition against vertical price restraints.." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HJRES-389/.
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H.J. Res. 389, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HJRES-389/.
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[H.J. Res. 389: A joint resolution calling upon the Federal Trade Commission, Department of Justice, and all other appropriate Federal agencies to enforce the Federal Trade Commission Act, the Sherman Act, and all other Federal antitrust laws including the prohibition against vertical price restraints.](https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HJRES-389/)
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