15 U.S.C. § 1
Trusts, etc., in restraint of trade illegal; penalty
United States · Title 15 — COMMERCE AND TRADE · Status: effective
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- 15 U.S.C. § 1, Trusts, etc., in restraint of trade illegal; penalty, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/439753
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Every contract, combination in the form of trust or otherwise, or conspiracy, in restraint of trade or commerce among the several States, or with foreign nations, is declared to be illegal. Every person who shall make any contract or engage in any combination or conspiracy hereby declared to be illegal shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and, on conviction thereof, shall be punished by fine not exceeding $100,000,000 if a corporation, or, if any other person, $1,000,000, or by imprisonment not exceeding 10 years, or by both said punishments, in the discretion of the court.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.
- Antitrust Procedures and Penalties ActHouse: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Consumer Goods Pricing Act of 1975House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Antitrust Amendments Act of 1990House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Standards Development Organization Advancement Act of 2003House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally