S.148 - Discount Pricing Consumer Protection Act Sponsor: Herbert Kohl / 111th Congress

Title
111th Congress - A bill to restore the rule that agreements between manufacturers and retailers, distributors, or wholesalers to set the minimum price below which the manufacturer's product or service cannot be sold violates the Sherman Act. hidemore...
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A bill to restore the rule that agreements between manufacturers and retailers, distributors, or wholesalers to set the minimum price below which the manufacturer's product or service cannot be sold violates the Sherman Act. (by CRS)
Status
The bill has been introduced.

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Response to Supreme Court Case by Alina Fortson, Apr 13, 2009 (6:41pm)

This bill seeks to restore the ban on vertical price fixing that was overturned by a Supreme Court decision in June of 2007 which stated that it was not illegal for distributors to agree on a minimum retail price.

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