United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2129 (96th)
Sports Antitrust Reform Act of 1979
Introduced
13 February 1979
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Status
Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
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2 September 2025
Summary
Sports Antitrust Reform Act of 1979 - Applies the antitrust laws to any organized professional sport, including baseball. Prohibits any exclusive territorial right to conduct or exhibit professional football, baseball, basketball, hockey, or soccer games except in a team's home territory if such territory has fewer than 2,000,000 residents.
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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 13 February 1979
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/96th-congress/house-bill/2129
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/96/hr/2129