S. 1111 — Introduced in Senate

II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1111 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 14, 2021Mr. Lee (for himself, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Hawley, Mr. Rubio, and Mrs. Blackburn) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To subject professional baseball clubs to the antitrust laws. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Competition in Professional Baseball Act. 2. Professional baseball subject to antitrust laws (a) Definition In this section, the term antitrust laws— (1) has the meaning given the term in subsection (a) of the first section of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 12); and (2) includes section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 45) to the extent that such section applies to unfair methods of competition. (b) Removal of exemption Professional baseball clubs shall not be exempt from the antitrust laws. (c) Repeal Section 27 of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 26b) is repealed.