HR 2511 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Competition in Professional Baseball Act

Introduced Apr 14, 2021 Originated House Sponsor Jeff Duncan R-SC

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Oct 19, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedApr 14, 2021
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Competition in Professional Baseball Act

This bill removes the limited exemption from the antitrust laws for professional baseball clubs. For purposes of this bill, the term antitrust laws means laws to protect against unlawful restraints and monopolies (Clayton Act) and to protect against unfair methods of competition (Federal Trade Commission Act).

Cosponsors 33

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 14, 2021 to Apr 30, 2021; 29 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-GAAndrew S. ClydeOriginalApr 14, 2021
R-AZAndy BiggsOriginalApr 14, 2021
R-GAAustin ScottOriginalApr 14, 2021
R-ALBarry MooreOriginalApr 14, 2021
R-VABob GoodOriginalApr 14, 2021
R-TXBrian BabinOriginalApr 14, 2021
R-UTBurgess OwensOriginalApr 14, 2021
R-TXChip RoyOriginalApr 14, 2021
R-NYClaudia TenneyOriginalApr 14, 2021
R-NCDan BishopOriginalApr 14, 2021
R-GAEarl L. "Buddy" CarterOriginalApr 14, 2021
R-AREric A. "Rick" CrawfordOriginalApr 14, 2021
R-ALJerry L. CarlOriginalApr 14, 2021
R-OHJim JordanOriginalApr 14, 2021
R-GAJody B. HiceOriginalApr 14, 2021
R-TXLance GoodenOriginalApr 14, 2021
R-COLauren BoebertOriginalApr 14, 2021
R-TXLouie GohmertOriginalApr 14, 2021
R-GAMarjorie Taylor GreeneOriginalApr 14, 2021
R-ILMary E. MillerOriginalApr 14, 2021
R-AZPaul A. GosarOriginalApr 14, 2021
R-TXPete SessionsOriginalApr 14, 2021
R-SCRalph NormanOriginalApr 14, 2021
R-TXRandy K. Weber, Sr.OriginalApr 14, 2021
R-GARick W. AllenOriginalApr 14, 2021
R-PAScott PerryOriginalApr 14, 2021
R-FLW. Gregory SteubeOriginalApr 14, 2021
R-SCWilliam R. Timmons IVOriginalApr 14, 2021
R-NMYvette HerrellOriginalApr 14, 2021
R-MDAndy HarrisApr 30, 2021
R-CODoug LambornApr 30, 2021
R-FLJohn H. RutherfordApr 30, 2021
R-OHWarren DavidsonApr 30, 2021

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Apr 14, 2021
Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Subcommittee
Referred Oct 19, 2021

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 19, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
  2. Apr 14, 2021Introduced in House
  3. Apr 14, 2021Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8: This legislation establishes that baseball is interstate commerce.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 64, April 14, 2021, page H1790.

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1111Competition in Professional Baseball ActIdentical billApr 14, 2021
S 3833Save American Baseball ActRelated billMar 14, 2022

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To subject professional baseball clubs to the antitrust laws.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Competition in Professional Baseball Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Apr 14, 2021Introduced in House

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