H.R. 6971 (94 th ): Consumer Goods Pricing Act

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A bill to amend the Sherman Antitrust Act to provide lower prices for consumers.

Sponsor and status

Introduced May 14, 1975
94 th Congress (1975–1976)

Enacted — Signed by the President on Dec 12, 1975

This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on December 12, 1975.

Pub.L. 94-145

Photo of sponsor Barbara Jordan

Representative for Texas's 18th congressional district

Cosponsors

10 Cosponsors (7 Democrats, 3 Republicans)

History

May 14, 1975 Introduced

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Jul 21, 1975 Passed House (Senate next)

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Dec 2, 1975 Passed Senate

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Dec 12, 1975 Enacted — Signed by the President

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H.R. 6971 (94th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

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Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 6971. This is the one from the 94 th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 94 th Congress, which met from Jan 14, 1975 to Oct 1, 1976. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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Consumer Goods Pricing Act, Pub. L. No. 94-145, H.R. 6971, 94th Cong. (1975).

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