[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3487 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3487

 To make the antitrust laws applicable to professional sports leagues 
 that use, or promote or allow member teams or franchisees to use, the 
               term ``Redskins'' or the term ``Redskin''.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 10, 2015

  Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To make the antitrust laws applicable to professional sports leagues 
 that use, or promote or allow member teams or franchisees to use, the 
               term ``Redskins'' or the term ``Redskin''.

    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 ``Respect for Native Americans in 
Professional Sports Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. RESTORING THE APPLICATION OF THE ANTITRUST LAWS WITH RESPECT TO 
              CERTAIN PROFESSIONAL SPORTS LEAGUES.

    (a) Removal of Exemptions.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the antitrust laws shall apply with respect to a professional 
sports league if such league uses, or promotes or allows a member team 
or a franchisee to use or promote the use of, the term ``Redskins'' (or 
the term ``Redskin'') in connection with such league, or with a team or 
franchise connected with such league.
    (b) Definition of Antitrust Laws.--The term ``antitrust laws'' has 
the meaning given it in subsection (a) of the first section of the 
Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 12(a)), except that such term includes section 5 
of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 45) to the extent such 
section 5 applies to unfair methods of competition.
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