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To permit voluntary economic activity.
Summary
The bill exempts voluntary economic coordination, cooperation, and agreements between individuals or groups of individuals from federal antitrust law. Specifically, the bill states that the Sherman Act, the Clayton Act, and Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act shall not apply to any voluntary economic coordination, cooperation, agreements, associations, or contracts entered into by individuals or groups of individuals. This creates a broad exemption to antitrust law for voluntary activities and agreements among individuals.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] (R-KY)
Actions (2)
- Jan 14, 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. · senate
- Jan 14, 2026 Introduced in Senate
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 14, 2026
Mr. Paul introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To permit voluntary economic activity.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Antitrust Freedom Act of 2026”.
SEC. 2. VOLUNTARY ECONOMIC COORDINATION BY INDIVIDUALS.
The Sherman Act (15 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 12 et seq.), and section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 45) shall not be construed to prohibit, ban, or otherwise extend to any voluntary economic coordination, cooperation, agreement, or other association, compact, contract, or covenant entered into by or between any individual or group of individuals. <all>
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