Small Business Soft Drink Energy Conservation and Interbrand Competition Act
Latest action. Referred to House Committee on Small Business.
Small Business Soft Drink Energy Conservation and Interbrand Competition Act - Amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to declare that exclusive territorial arrangements made as a part of a licensing agreement for the manufacture, distribution, or sale of a trademarked soft drink product are lawful under the Federal Trade Commission Act and Federal antitrust laws. Requires that: (1) such product shall be in competition with other products of the same general class; and (2) the elimination of the territorial provisions in such agreement would not adversely affect the quality of the environment, significantly increase energy consumption, cause inflation in the cost of soft drink products, or lead to concentration of economic power in the soft drink industry. Makes this Act applicable to any proceeding involving the lawfulness of any territorial provision which is pending on or commenced after the date of enactment. Requires the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission to consult with the Small Business Administration prior to any action with respect to soft drink product territorial arrangements. Directs the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration to report to the President and to Congress within two years of the date of enactment of this Act on the implementation of the provisions of this Act.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in House" stage on November 7, 1979. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
4 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on November 7, 1979: Referred to House Committee on Small Business.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the House
- Passage by the Senate
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.
In the 96th Congress (1979-80), 613 of the 12,581 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 4.9 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
THOMAS LUKEN (D-OH) introduced it on November 7, 1979. No cosponsors are recorded.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on November 7, 1979, 17109 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 17109 days ago, on November 7, 1979.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 96th Congress has not finished by January 3, 1981 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
Every answer above is assembled from this measure's own record on Congress.gov and from published counts of what Congress has passed before. Civibrief does not predict outcomes and takes no position on any measure.
Vote history
- HouseIn committee, no floor vote yet
- SenateAwaits House passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers