Sports Antitrust Reform Act of 1981

Summary

Sports Antitrust Reform Act of 1981 - Applies the antitrust laws to any organized professional sport, including baseball. Prohibits any exclusive territorial right to conduct or exhibit professional football, baseball, 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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Timeline

1. 28 April 1981

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 28 April 1981

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 28 April 1981

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 30 April 1981

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 28 April 1981

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Seiberling, John F. [D-OH-14] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Dixon, Julian C. [D-CA-32] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Beilenson, Anthony C. [D-CA-24] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Collins, Cardiss [D-IL-7] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Crockett, George W., Jr. [D-MI-13] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Dymally, Mervyn M. [D-CA-31] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-NY-18] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Mitchell, Parren J. [D-MD-7] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Roybal, Edward R. [D-CA-25] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Stokes, Louis [D-OH-11] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33] · D · Sponsor
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