A bill to amend the Clayton Act to permit State attorneys general to bring certain antitrust actions, and for other purposes.

H.R. 8532 in the 94th Congress (1975–1976) became law — introduced on Jul 10, 1975, sponsored by Peter Rodino Jr.. Congress held 75 roll call votes on it.

During the 94th Congress (1975–1976), Gerald Ford was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Status: Became law
Introduced: Jul 10, 1975
Policy area: Business and commerce
Public law: Public Law 94-435

Sponsor

Peter Rodino Jr. (D-NJ)

Where it stands

IntroducedJul 10, 1975
Passed the HouseYes
Passed the SenateYes
Sent to the PresidentYes
Became lawSep 30, 1976

Every roll call vote on this bill

To amend the mcclory amendment to H.R. 8532, the antitrust parens patriae act, which amends the clayton act…House · Mar 18, 1976
To amend H.R. 8532. The flowers amendment, in the nature of a substitute to the ashbrook amendment, deletes…House · Mar 18, 1976
To recommit H.R. 8532 to the committee on the judiciary with instructions to conduct a study to find a civil…House · Mar 18, 1976
To table the allen amendment to H.R. 8532, a bill to amend the clayton act to permit state attorneys general…Senate · May 27, 1976
To agree to an amendment to the hart substitute amendment to H.R. 8532. The morgan amendment limits title IV…Senate · May 27, 1976
To table the morgan amendment to H.R. 8532. The morgan substitute for the allen substitute amendment…Senate · May 27, 1976
To table the morgan amendment to the allen substitute amendment to H.R. 8532. The morgan amendment deletes…Senate · May 27, 1976
To close further debate on the hart-scott amendment, in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 8532.Senate · Jun 3, 1976
To table the allen amendment, #1712, in the nature of a substitute, to the hart-scott substitute amendment…Senate · Jun 3, 1976
To amend H.R. 8532, by authorizing the judicial panel on multi-district litigation to consolidate actions…Senate · Jun 3, 1976
To amend H.R. 8532, by allowing a court additional alternatives for handling funds recovered in a law suit…Senate · Jun 3, 1976
To amend H.R. 8532, by providing that title IV (parens patriae amendments) be applicable in a state until…Senate · Jun 3, 1976
To amend H.R. 8532, by requiring the federal government to pay attorneys fees and other costs of subjects of…Senate · Jun 3, 1976
To table the allen amendment #1702, to the hart substitute amendment to H.R. 8532. The allen amendment…Senate · Jun 4, 1976
To table the motion to reconsider the vote by which the Senate rejected the allen amendment to the hart…Senate · Jun 4, 1976
To amend the hart substitute amendment to H.R. 8532, by establishing an antitrust review and revision…Senate · Jun 4, 1976
To table the buckley amendment #1705, to the hart substitute amendment to H.R. 8532. The buckley amendment…Senate · Jun 4, 1976
To table the hruska amendment to the hart substitute amendment to H.R. 8532. The hruska amendment assures…Senate · Jun 4, 1976
To table the hruska amendment to the hart substitute amendment to H.R. 8532. The hruska amendment makes the…Senate · Jun 4, 1976
To table the allen amendment #1757 to the hart substitue amendment to H.R. 8532. The allen amendment…Senate · Jun 7, 1976
To amend the hart substitute amendment to H.R. 8532, by deleting section 4c (c) (1), authorizing proof of…Senate · Jun 7, 1976
To table the motion to reconsider the vote by which the Senate rejected the burdick amendment to the hart…Senate · Jun 7, 1976
To table a motion to reconsider the vote by which the Senate tabled the hruska amendment to the hart…Senate · Jun 7, 1976
To reconsider the vote by which the Senate tabled the hruska amendment to the hart substitute amendment to…Senate · Jun 7, 1976
Upon reconsideration, to table the hruska amendment to the hart substitute amendment to H.R. 8532.Senate · Jun 7, 1976
To table a motion to reconsider the vote by which the Senate (today) failed to table the hruska amendment to…Senate · Jun 7, 1976
To agree to amendment #1718 to the hart substitute amendment to H.R. 8532.Senate · Jun 8, 1976
To table the motion to reconsider the vote by which the Senate rejected the hruska amendment to the hart…Senate · Jun 8, 1976
To table the morgan amendment to the hart substitute amendment to H.R. 8532.Senate · Jun 8, 1976
To agree to amendment #1730 to the hart substitute amendment to H.R. 8532. The morgan amendment limits…Senate · Jun 8, 1976
To table a motion to reconsider the vote by which the Senate agreed to the morgan amendment #1730 to the…Senate · Jun 8, 1976
To table the hansen amendment #1707 to the hart substitute amendment to H.R. 8532. The hansen amendment…Senate · Jun 8, 1976
To agree to amendment #1771 to the hart substitute amendment to H.R. 8532. The griffin amendment deletes…Senate · Jun 8, 1976
To table the hruska amendment #1724 to the hart substitute amendment to H.R. 8532. The hruska amendment…Senate · Jun 8, 1976
To reconsider the vote by which the Senate tabled the hruska amendment #1724 to the hart substitute…Senate · Jun 8, 1976
To table the hart substitute amendment #1701 to H.R. 8532.Senate · Jun 8, 1976
To table the allen amendment #1754 to the hart substitute amendment to H.R. 8532. The allen amendment…Senate · Jun 9, 1976
To table a motion to reconsider the vote by which the Senate tabled the allen amendment #1754 to the hart…Senate · Jun 9, 1976
To table the hruska amendment #1713 to the hart (mich. Substitute amendment to H.R. 8532. The hruska…Senate · Jun 9, 1976
To table the motion to reconsider the vote by which the Senate tabled the hruska amendment #1713 to the hart…Senate · Jun 9, 1976
To amend the hart (mich.) substitute amendment to H.R. 8532 by providing that the cost of a suit be charged…Senate · Jun 9, 1976
To amend the hart (mich.) substititute amendment to H.R. 8532 by deleting section 103, thereby limiting…Senate · Jun 9, 1976
To table the scott (VA.) amendment to the hart substitute for H.R. 8532. The scott (VA.) amendment # 1773…Senate · Jun 9, 1976
To table the scott (VA.) amendment to the hart (mich.) substitute for H.R. 8532. The scott (VA.) amendment…Senate · Jun 9, 1976
To table H.R. 8532.Senate · Jun 9, 1976
To table the thurmond amendment #1763 to the hart (mich.) substitute for H.R. 8532. The thurmond amendment…Senate · Jun 9, 1976
To amend the hart substitute for H.R. 8532, by deleting the authority of the federal trade commission and…Senate · Jun 9, 1976
To table the allen appeal from the ruling of the chair that the submission of the byrd amendments to H.R…Senate · Jun 9, 1976
To table the allen amendment #1776 to H.R. 8532. The allen amendment establishes an antitrust review and…Senate · Jun 9, 1976
To table the allen amendment #1755 to the hart (mich.) substitute for H.R 8532. The allen amendment deletes…Senate · Jun 10, 1976
To table the tower amendment #1769 to the hart substitute to H.R. 8532. The tower amendment prohibits any…Senate · Jun 10, 1976
To agree that the allen motion, to indefinitely postpone the hart amendment #1701, in the nature of a…Senate · Jun 10, 1976
To table the motion to reconsider the vote expressing the sense of the Senate that the allen motion to…Senate · Jun 10, 1976
To amend the hart (mich.) substitute for H.R. 8532 by increasing the premerger notification provisions from…Senate · Jun 10, 1976
To table the garn amendment to the hart substitute to H.R. 8532. The garn amendment #1741 substitutes the…Senate · Jun 10, 1976
To amend the hart substitute for H.R. 8532, by providing that no civil investigative demand could be issued…Senate · Jun 10, 1976
To amend the hart (mich.) substitute for H.R. 8532, by striking the automatic temporary restraining order…Senate · Jun 10, 1976
To agree to the hart substitute amendment #1701, as amended, to H.R. 8532.Senate · Jun 10, 1976
To pass H.R. 8532, as amended.Senate · Jun 10, 1976
To express the sense of the Senate that debate upon the byrd w.VA.) motion to agree to the house amendment…Senate · Aug 31, 1976
To agree to an amendment in the nature of a substitute to the r.c. Byrd substitute amendment to H.R. 8532…Senate · Aug 31, 1976
To table division 2, declaration of policy, of the allen substitute amendment (see r.c. 547) to the r.c…Senate · Aug 31, 1976
To table division 3, antitrust civil procedure act amendments, of the allen substitute amendment (see r.c…Senate · Aug 31, 1976
To table division 4, parens patraie amendments of the allen substitute amendment (see r.c. 547) to the r.c…Senate · Aug 31, 1976
To table division 5, premerger notification and stay, of the allen substitute amendment (see RC 547) to the…Senate · Aug 31, 1976
To table division 6, making the bill effective no sooner than jan. 1, 1977, of the allen substitute…Senate · Aug 31, 1976
To table the thurmond amendment to H.R. 8532. The thurmond amendment places compensation on plaintiffs…Senate · Aug 31, 1976
To table the tower amendment to H.R. 8532. The tower amendment strikes a provision providing for court costs…Senate · Aug 31, 1976
To table the hruska amendment to H.R. 8532. The hruska amendment provides for a reduction of mandatory…Senate · Aug 31, 1976
To table the bellmon motion to agree to the house amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 8532, with an…Senate · Aug 31, 1976
To table the allen amendment to H.R. 8532. The allen amendment provides that no person may participate in…Senate · Aug 31, 1976
To agree to an amendment, in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 8532. The allen substitute embodies…Senate · Sep 8, 1976
To agree to the house amendment to the Senate amendment with an amendment in the nature of a substitute to…Senate · Sep 8, 1976
To order the previous question on the rodino motion to accept the Senate amendments to H.R. 8532, antitrust…House · Sep 16, 1976
To accept the Senate amendments to H.R. 8532.House · Sep 16, 1976

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