H.R. 4330 (96th): A bill to amend the antitrust laws to provide that the refusal of non-profit blood banks and of hospitals and physicians to obtain blood and blood plasma from other blood banks shall not be deemed to be acts in restraint of trade, and for other purposes.

Introduced:
Jun 05, 1979 (96th Congress, 1979–1980)
Sponsor:
Rep. Charles Wilson [D-CA31]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)

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This bill was introduced on June 5, 1979, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

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Introduced Jun 05, 1979
Cosponsors
none
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6/5/1979--Introduced.
States that it shall not be deemed an act in restraint of trade for a nonprofit blood bank, nonprofit reservoir of human organs or any hospital or physician to refuse, or to join with others in refusing, to obtain blood or blood plasma, tissue, or organs from other blood banks, or reservoirs, nor shall the interstate shipment of such things be considered to be trade or commerce in commodities.

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