United States · Bill · S
S. 1476 (96th)
A bill to prohibit certain territorial restrictions in professional sports, and for other purposes.
Introduced
10 July 1979
Last action
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Status
Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
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Subjects
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10 August 2026
Summary
Amends the Clayton Act to prohibit any exclusive 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 Senate
summary · EN · 10 July 1979
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/96th-congress/senate-bill/1476
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/96/s/1476