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A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the antitrust enforcement guidelines entitled "Vertical Restraints Guidelines", published by the Department of Justice on…

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A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 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 shall not be considered by the courts of the United States as binding or persuasive.

Introduced: October 29, 1985 See on congress.gov

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Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Agreed to (House)

Dec 9, 1985

Resolution Agreed to in House by Voice Vote.

Dec 9, 1985

Passed/agreed to in House: Resolution Agreed to in House by Voice Vote.

Dec 9, 1985

Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.

Nov 21, 1985

Placed on House Calendar No: 97.

Nov 21, 1985

Reported to House by House Committee on The Judiciary. Report No: 99-399.

Nov 19, 1985

Ordered to be Reported.

Nov 19, 1985

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Nov 13, 1985

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee.

Nov 13, 1985

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Nov 1, 1985

Referred to Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law.

Oct 29, 1985

Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.

Oct 29, 1985

Introduced in House

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the antitrust enforcement policy guidelines stated in "Vertical Restraints Guidelines" published by the Department of Justice on January 23, 1985: (1) 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; (2) should not be accorded any force of law or be treated by U.S. courts as binding or persuasive; and (3) should be recalled by the Attorney General.

What's happening now December 9, 1985

Resolution Agreed to in House by Voice Vote.

Committees of jurisdiction 2

Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Judiciary Committee
Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 2

Schumer, Charles E.

New York · Oct 29, 1985

Smith, Christopher H.

New Jersey · Oct 29, 1985

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 303: A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 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 shall not be considered by the courts of the United States as binding or persuasive.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HRES-303/

MLA

"H. Res. 303: A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 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 shall not be considered by the courts of the United States as binding or persuasive.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HRES-303/.

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H. Res. 303, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HRES-303/.

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[H. Res. 303: A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 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 shall not be considered by the courts of the United States as binding or persuasive.](https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HRES-303/)