Antitrust Video Competition Improvement Act of 1998

Summary

Antitrust Video Competition Improvement Act of 1998 - Provides that it shall be sufficient evidence in a civil action to establish a presumption of a violation of section 1 (trusts in restraint of trade), 2 (monopolizing trade), or 3 (trusts in the Territories or the District of Columbia) of the Sherman Act that a multichannel video programming distributor (MVPD) with market power in a particular market has: (1) acted by means of an exclusive contract to prevent a MVPD competitor in that market from obtaining particular video programming from any person; and (2) obtained particular video programming from any person on terms and conditions other than terms justified by demonstrable cost differentials that are more favorable than those offered by such person to another MVPD competitor.

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Timeline

1. 26 March 1998

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 26 March 1998

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 26 March 1998

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 26 March 1998 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 26 March 1998

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 26 March 1998

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 26 March 1998

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Sponsors

• Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Inglis, Bob [R-SC-4] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Hutchinson, Asa [R-AR-3] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Pease, Edward A. [R-IN-7] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] · R · Sponsor
• JOHN CONYERS · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Delahunt, Bill [D-MA-10] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Porter, John Edward [R-IL-10] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-6] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Hamilton, Lee H. [D-IN-9] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. LaTourette, Steven C. [R-OH-14] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Petri, Thomas E. [R-WI-6] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Blagojevich, Rod R. [D-IL-5] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-21] · R · Cosponsor
• SANDER LEVIN · D · Cosponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing

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