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HCONRES 128 99th Congress House Commerce Administrative procedure Antitrust law Antitrust policy Department of Justice Government Operations and Politics Restrictive trade practices

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the antitrust enforcement guidelines entitled "Vertical Restraints Guidelines", published by the Department of Justice on January 23, 1985, do not have the force of law, do not accurately state current antitrust law, and should not be considered by the courts of the United States as binding or persuasive.

Introduced: April 24, 1985 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 29, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law.
Apr 24, 1985
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Apr 24, 1985
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the antitrust enforcement policy guidelines stated in "Vertical Restraints Guidelines" published by the Department of Justice on January 23, 1985, are not an accurate expression of the Federal antitrust laws or of congressional intent for the application of such laws to vertical restraints of trade, should not be accorded any force of law or be treated by U.S. courts as binding or persuasive, should be recalled by the Attorney General, and should not be reissued before providing for public participation in their formulation; and (2) any antitrust enforcement policy guidelines of the Department of Justice do not have the force of law and cannot modify or supersede the antitrust laws.

What's happening now April 29, 1985

Referred to Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law.

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