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HR 3739 99th Congress House Commerce Antitrust actions Antitrust law Automobile industry Automobile prices Business and commerce Civil actions and liability Consumer protection Courts and Civil Procedure Federal preemption Franchises (Retail trade) Motor Vehicles and Driving Motor vehicles Price discrimination Restrictive trade practices State laws States Trucks Unfair or deceptive trade practices

A bill to protect consumers and franchised automobile dealers from unfair price discrimination in the sale by the manufacturer of new motor vehicles, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 12, 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
Nov 18, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation and Tourism.
Nov 12, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Nov 12, 1985
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prohibits an automobile or truck manufacturer from selling or leasing, or offering to sell or lease, any new automobile or truck in interstate commerce to any person (including an automobile dealer) during any sales period at a price which is higher than the lowest price at which any other automobile or truck of the same model, similarly equipped, is sold or leased, or offered for sale or lease, by the manufacturer during that sales period.

Sets forth specified exceptions to such prohibition.

Permits any person to bring an action against a manufacturer to require compliance with this Act.

Declares that nothing in this Act shall repeal, modify, or otherwise affect the application of any provision of the Federal antitrust laws.

Declares that no provision of this Act shall be construed to preempt or supersede any provision of State law, except to the extent that the State law is inconsistent with a provision of this Act.

What's happening now November 18, 1985

Referred to Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation and Tourism.

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