United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 7197 (96th)
Small Business Preservation and Protection Act of 1980
Introduced
29 April 1980
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Status
Referred to House Committee on Small Business.
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Summary
Small Business Preservation and Protection Act of 1980 - Prohibits specified activities by meatpackers respecting: (1) retail ownership; (2) annual slaughter; (3) price discrimination among purchasers in a particular marketing area; (4) below-cost sales; and (5) future livestock transactions. Vests authority to enforce such provisions in the Administrator of the Small Business Administration. Establishes fines for engaging in such prohibited activities.
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summary · EN · 29 April 1980
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/96th-congress/house-bill/7197
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/96/hr/7197