S 1303 · 96th Congress · Commerce

Sports Antitrust Reform Act of 1979

Introduced 1979-06-07· Sponsored by Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA]· Senate

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.(1979-06-07)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Sports Antitrust Reform Act of 1979 - Applies the antitrust laws to any organized professional sport, including baseball. Prohibits any exclusive territorial right to conduct or exhibit professional football, baseball, basketball, hockey, or soccer games except in a team's home territory if such territory has fewer than 2,000,000 residents.…

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