S 1680 · 98th Congress · Commerce

Malt Beverage Interbrand Competition Act

Introduced 1983-07-26· Sponsored by Sen. Goldwater, Barry [R-AZ]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Committee on Judiciary. Hearings concluded. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 98-1123.(1984-05-22)

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, when such beverage has substantial competition from other malt beverages in an area, from: (1) entering into an agreement granting a wholesale distributor the exclusive right to sell such beverage within any defined geographic area within a State; or (2) limiting such distributor to the sale of such beverage for ultimate resale to consumers in such area. Declares that this Act shall not affect any provision of State law.…

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Cosponsors (20)

12 Democrats8 Republicans