[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2022 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2022

 To require the partial application of the antitrust laws to major and 
                         minor league baseball.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 12, 1995

    Mr. McHale (for himself, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Filner, Mr. Bunning of 
    Kentucky, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. 
    McNulty, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Ms. 
 Woolsey, Mr. Orton, Mr. Evans, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Lofgren, 
and Mr. Visclosky) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                     the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require the partial application of the antitrust laws to major and 
                         minor league baseball.
    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLES.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Professional Baseball Antitrust 
Reform Act of 1995'' or the ``Giles Act''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO THE CLAYTON ACT.

    The Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 12 et seq.) is amended by adding at the 
end the following:
    ``Sec. 27. The antitrust laws shall apply to any restraint or 
agreement imposed by professional baseball, major or minor league team 
owners, their agents or employees, on the location of any minor league 
team or franchise.''.
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