Competition in Professional Baseball Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 5714 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5714

To subject professional baseball clubs to the antitrust laws.

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

November 10, 2026

Mr. Durbin (for himself and Mr. Lee) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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A BILL

To subject professional baseball clubs to the antitrust laws.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Competition in Professional Baseball Act''.

SEC. 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.--The conduct, acts, practices, or agreements of persons in the business of organized professional baseball are subject to the antitrust laws to the same extent such conduct, acts, practices or agreements would be subject to the antitrust laws if engaged in by persons in any other professional sports business affecting interstate commerce. (c) Repeal.--Section 27 of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 26b) is repealed. <all>