Anti-Trust Freedom Act of 2016

Bill: 114-s-2695
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY]
Introduced: 2016-03-16
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Competition and antitrust

Contracts and agency
Latest action: action_date: 2016-03-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-03-16
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Anti-Trust Freedom Act of 2016</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits the Sherman Act, the Clayton Act, and section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act from being construed as prohibiting, banning, or otherwise extending to any voluntary economic coordination, cooperation, agreement, or other association, compact, contract, or covenant entered into by or between any individual or group of individuals.</p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2695 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 16, 2016 Mr. Paul introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To permit voluntary economic activity.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Anti-Trust Freedom Act of 2016 . 2. Voluntary economic coordination by individuals The Sherman Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1 et seq. ), the Clayton Act ( 15 U.S.C. 12 et seq. ), and section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act ( 15 U.S.C. 45 ) shall not be construed to prohibit, ban, or otherwise extend to any voluntary economic coordination, cooperation, agreement, or other association, compact, contract, or covenant entered into by or between any individual or group of individuals.