[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1060 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1060

 To amend the Act of September 30, 1961, commonly known as the Sports 
 Broadcasting Act of 1961, to remove the antitrust immunity otherwise 
       applicable to professional football teams under such Act.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 14, 2011

 Mr. Conyers introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Act of September 30, 1961, commonly known as the Sports 
 Broadcasting Act of 1961, to remove the antitrust immunity otherwise 
       applicable to professional football teams under such Act.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Prevent Lockout of Athletes this 
Year Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS.

    Act of September 30, 1961, commonly known as the Sports 
Broadcasting Act of 1961, is amended--
            (1) in the 1st sentence of the 1st section by striking 
        ``football,'' each place it appears,
            (2) in section 4 by striking ``football,'', and
            (3) in section 6 by striking ``football,''.
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