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S. 1578 (98th)
Local Government Antitrust Act of 1983
Introduced
29 June 1983
Last action
10 August 1984 · Committee
Status
By Senator Thurmond from Committee on Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 98-593.
Sponsors
Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC], Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ], Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM], Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT], Sen. Heflin, Howell [D-AL], Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC], Sen. Laxalt, Paul D. [R-NV], Sen. Pryor, David H. [D-AR], Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK], Sen. Bumpers, Dale [D-AR], Sen. Stennis, John C. [D-MS], Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE], Sen. Boren, David L. [D-OK], Sen. Nickles, Don [R-OK], Sen. Dixon, Alan J. [D-IL], Sen. Sasser, Jim [D-TN], Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC], Sen. Denton, Jeremiah [R-AL], Sen. Wilson, Pete [R-CA], Sen. Boschwitz, Rudy [R-MN], Sen. Wallop, Malcolm [R-WY], Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY], Sen. Simpson, Alan K. [R-WY], Rep. Kasten, Robert W., Jr. [R-WI-9]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Local Government Antitrust Act of 1983 - Declares that Federal antitrust laws shall not apply to laws or actions of local governments, excluding activities involving the sale of goods or services by such a government in competition with private persons, except to the extent Federal antitrust laws would apply to a similar State law or action.
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Timeline
29 June 1983
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
29 June 1983
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
24 April 1984
Committee
Committee on Judiciary. Hearings held.
Source: Committee
14 June 1984
Reported
Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
Source: Committee
15 June 1984
Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 997.
Source: Calendars
15 June 1984
Reported
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Thurmond with an amendment. Without written report.
Source: Committee
15 June 1984
Reported
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Thurmond with an amendment. Without written report.
Source: Committee
10 August 1984
Floor
By Senator Thurmond from Committee on Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 98-593.
Source: Floor
10 August 1984
Committee
By Senator Thurmond from Committee on Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 98-593.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
No version snapshots stored. Document URLs remain at the source.
Documents
2 official files
Reported to Senate with amendment(s)
summary · EN · 15 June 1984
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 29 June 1983
Sponsors
- Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Heflin, Howell [D-AL] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Laxalt, Paul D. [R-NV] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Pryor, David H. [D-AR] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Bumpers, Dale [D-AR] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Stennis, John C. [D-MS] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Boren, David L. [D-OK] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Nickles, Don [R-OK] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Dixon, Alan J. [D-IL] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Sasser, Jim [D-TN] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Denton, Jeremiah [R-AL] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Wilson, Pete [R-CA] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Boschwitz, Rudy [R-MN] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Wallop, Malcolm [R-WY] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Simpson, Alan K. [R-WY] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kasten, Robert W., Jr. [R-WI-9] · R · Cosponsor
- · ssju00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Local Government Antitrust Act of 1983
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/98th-congress/senate-bill/1578
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/98/s/1578
- us · 98-s-1578 · source updated 10 August 2026