S. 53 · 105th Congress · enacted
Curt Flood Act of 1998
Became Public Law No: 105-297.
Latest official action 1998-10-27 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Curt Flood Act of 1997 - Amends the Clayton Act to declare that the antitrust laws apply to the conduct, acts, practices, or agreements (conduct) of persons in the business of organized professional major league baseball relating to or affecting employment to play baseball at the major league level to the same extent that such laws apply to such conduct of any other professional sports business affecting interstate commerce. Specifies that nothing in this Act shall be construed as providing the basis for any negative inference regarding the case law concerning the applicability of the antitrust laws to minor league baseball, nor shall this Act be deemed to change the application of such laws to any other aspect of the business of organized professional baseball, including: (1) the amateur draft, the reserve clause as applied to minor league players, the agreement between organized professional major league baseball teams and teams of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues, the relationship between organized professional major and minor league baseball, or any other matter relating to professional organized baseball's minor leagues; (2) any conduct relating to franchise expansion, location or relocation, franchise ownership issues, including ownership transfers, and the relationship between the Office of the Commissioner and franchise owners; (3) any conduct p…
Congressional Research Service · 1997-10-29
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