HR 3996 · 97th Congress · Commerce

Malt Beverage Interbrand Competition Act

Introduced 1981-06-23· Sponsored by Rep. Kazen, Abraham, Jr. [D-TX-23]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law.(1981-06-26)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Malt Beverage Interbrand Competition Act - Declares that no antitrust law shall prohibit the importer, brewer, or trademark licensee of a trademarked malt beverage from entering into an agreement granting a wholesale distributor the exclusive right to sell such beverage within any defined geographic area within a State, or limiting such distributor to the sale of such beverage for ultimate resale to consumers in that area, when such beverage has substantial competition from other malt beverages in that area. Declares that this Act shall not affect any provision of State law.…

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