Price Fixing Prevention Act of 1989

Summary

Price Fixing Prevention Act of 1989 - Provides that in any civil action alleging a contract, combination, or conspiracy to set, change, or maintain prices (other than a maximum price) under the Sherman Antitrust Act: (1) evidence that a person who sells a good or service to the claimant for resale received from a competitor a communication regarding price competition by the claimant and in response terminated the claimant as a buyer (or refused to supply such goods or services) shall be sufficient to raise the inference that such person and such competitor engaged in concerted action to set, change, or maintain prices in violation of such Act (in such case, a termination or refusal to supply is in response to a communication if such communication is a substantial contributing cause of such termination or refusal to supply); (2) the fact that the seller and the purchaser of a good or service entered into an agreement shall be sufficient to constitute a violation of such Act; and (3) an agreement between the seller and the purchaser to terminate another purchaser as a dealer or to refuse to supply such other purchaser because of that purchaser's pricing policies shall constitute a violation of such Act, whether or not a specific price level is agreed upon.

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Timeline

1. 2 March 1989

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 2 March 1989

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 2 March 1989

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 20 March 1989

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law.

   Source: Committee

5. 23 March 1989

   Committee

   Executive Comment Requested from Justice.

   Source: Committee

6. 14 April 1989

   Committee

   Executive Comment Received from Justice.

   Source: Committee

7. 15 June 1989

   Committee

   Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

   Source: Committee

8. 15 June 1989

   Committee

   Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee.

   Source: Committee

9. 20 June 1989

   Committee

   Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

   Source: Committee

10. 20 June 1989

    Reported

    Ordered to be Reported.

    Source: Committee

11. 29 March 1990

    Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 270.

    Source: Calendars

12. 29 March 1990

    Reported

    Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 101-438.

    Source: Committee

13. 29 March 1990

    Reported

    Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 101-438.

    Source: Committee

14. 3 April 1990

    Reported

    Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 373 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1236 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Measure will be read by section. Bill is open to amendments.

    Source: Floor

15. 18 April 1990

    Floor

    The Speaker designated the Honorable David E. Skaggs to act as Chairman of the Committee.

    Source: Floor

16. 18 April 1990

    Floor

    House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 373 and Rule XXIII.

    Source: Floor

17. 18 April 1990

    Floor

    Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 373.

    Source: Floor

18. 18 April 1990

    Passed

    Rule H. Res. 373 passed House.

    Source: Floor

19. 18 April 1990

    Passed

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    Source: Floor

20. 18 April 1990

    Vote

    On passage Passed by recorded vote: 235 - 157 (Roll No. 74).

    Source: Floor

21. 18 April 1990

    Vote

    Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 235 - 157 (Roll No. 74).

    Source: Floor

22. 18 April 1990

    Failed

    On motion to recommit Failed by voice vote.

    Source: Floor

23. 18 April 1990

    Floor

    The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

    Source: Floor

24. 18 April 1990

    Floor

    Mr. Fish moved to recommit to Judiciary.

    Source: Floor

25. 18 April 1990

    Passed

    The House adopted the amendment as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

    Source: Floor

26. 18 April 1990

    Floor

    The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1236.

    Source: Floor

27. 18 April 1990

    Floor

    Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1236 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Measure will be read by section. Bill is open to amendments.

    Source: Floor

28. 19 April 1990

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

29. 17 May 1990

    Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 556.

    Source: Calendars

30. 17 May 1990

    Discharge

    Senate Committee on Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: Discharge

31. 17 May 1990

    Committee

    Senate Committee on Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: Committee

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

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Sponsors

• Rep. Brooks, Jack B. [D-TX-9] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Glickman, Dan [D-KS-4] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Feighan, Edward F. [D-OH-19] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Smith, Lawrence [D-FL-16] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Staggers, Harley O., Jr. [D-WV-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Synar, Mike [D-OK-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Schroeder, Patricia [D-CO-1] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Edwards, Don [D-CA-10] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Porter, John Edward [R-IL-10] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Kastenmeier, Robert W. [D-WI-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. McDade, Joseph M. [R-PA-10] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Gallo, Dean A. [R-NJ-11] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Neal, Stephen L. [D-NC-5] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Walgren, Doug [D-PA-18] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Bryant, John W. [D-TX-5] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Goodling, William F. [R-PA-19] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Sangmeister, George E. [D-IL-4] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Morrison, Bruce A. [D-CT-3] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Hughes, William J. [D-NJ-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Crockett, George W., Jr. [D-MI-13] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Smith, Bob [R-NH] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Henry, Paul B. [R-MI-5] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Jones, Walter B. [D-NC-1] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Penny, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Hertel, Dennis M. [D-MI-14] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Wilson, Charles [D-TX-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Stokes, Louis [D-OH-11] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Kleczka, Gerald D. [D-WI-4] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Traficant, James A., Jr. [D-OH-17] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Clinger, William F., Jr. [R-PA-5] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Martinez, Matthew G. [D-CA-31] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Williams, Pat [D-MT-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Ravenel, Arthur, Jr. [R-SC-1] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Slattery, Jim [D-KS-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Wylie, Chalmers P. [R-OH-15] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Wolpe, Howard E. [D-MI-3] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Lipinski, William O. [D-IL-3] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Torricelli, Robert G. [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor

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Related records

• related to → Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 1236) to establish evidentiary standards for Federal civil antitrust claims based on resale price fixing.
• amends ← An amendment to eliminate the provisions of the bill which change the evidentiary standards necessary to obtain a jury trial in price fixing cases. Under the bill, sufficient evidence for a jury trial exists if a plaintiff can demonstrate that a communication concerning price competition was received by a supplier from a retailer and that in response to the communication, the supplier terminated a supply contract with a rival retailer. The amendment would also eliminate the language of the bill making price restraints automatically illegal regardless of whether or not a specific minimum price has been set and would let stand recentSupreme Court decisions holding that in order to obtain a jury trial, a plaintiff must provide direct or circumstantial evidence that a supplier and retailer consciously intended to maintain resale price levels and that a specific minimum price agreement must be established for a per se violation of price fixing laws to exist.
• amends ← And amendment to specify that the provisions of the bill would only apply to cases filed prior to the enactment of the bill. The provisions of the bill declaring price fixing to be automatically illegal would apply to both current and prospective cases.
• amends ← An amendment to change the provisions of the bill regarding the circumstances for obtaining a jury trial in price fixing litigation. The amendment would require a plaintiff to show evidence of a conspiracy to fix prices and that price was the major factor for the termination of a supply contract between a supplier and a retailer before a jury trial could be obtained.
• amends ← An amendment to exempt small businesses from the provisions of the bill if the market share of a business is inadequate to constitute an impediment to competitive pricing.