15 U.S.C. § 2
Monopolizing trade a felony; penalty
United States · Title 15 — COMMERCE AND TRADE · Status: effective
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- 15 U.S.C. § 2, Monopolizing trade a felony; penalty, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/439754
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Every person who shall monopolize, or attempt to monopolize, or combine or conspire with any other person or persons, to monopolize any part of the trade or commerce among the several States, or with foreign nations, 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 The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.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
- Antitrust Amendments Act of 1990House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Standards Development Organization Advancement Act of 2003House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally