A bill to place the foreign sovereign governments and the United States of America on the same level - a level of actual damages when either is injured in its business or property.

Summary

Amends the Clayton Act to entitle any foreign sovereign government to sue for actual damages and the cost of suit (but not for treble damages) when injured in its business or property by reason of any action forbidden in the antitrust laws.

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Timeline

1. 19 January 1978

   Introduced

   Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 19 January 1978

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 19 January 1978

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Allen, James B. [D-AL] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Wallop, Malcolm [R-WY] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Eastland, James O. [D-MS] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Tower, John G. [R-TX] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Zorinsky, Edward [D-NE] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] · R · Cosponsor
• · ssju00 · Standing

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