legislation: 96-hr-7197
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| 96-hr-7197 | 96 | hr | 7197 | Small Business Preservation and Protection Act of 1980 | Commerce | 1980-04-29 | 1980-04-29 | Referred to House Committee on Small Business. | House | Rep. Smith, Neal Edward [D-IA-4] | IA | D | S000596 | 0 | Small Business Preservation and Protection Act of 1980 - Prohibits specified activities by meatpackers respecting: (1) retail ownership; (2) annual slaughter; (3) price discrimination among purchasers in a particular marketing area; (4) below-cost sales; and (5) future livestock transactions. Vests authority to enforce such provisions in the Administrator of the Small Business Administration. Establishes fines for engaging in such prohibited activities. | 2025-09-02T13:54:41Z |