Category: Legislation and hearings

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Federal statutes touching baseball (Curt Flood Act, Sports Broadcasting Act) and congressional hearings.

15 documents in this category.

DocumentDateTypeStatus
2008 House Oversight Mitchell Report Hearings 2008 Hearing Needs review
S. 1960 (2005) November 10, 2005 Legislation Needs review
Palmeiro March 17 Testimony Investigation Report (2005) November 10, 2005 Report Needs review
2005 Steroid Hearings March 17, 2005 Hearing Needs review
Senate Antitrust Hearing on MLB (S. Hrg. 107-427) February 13, 2002 Hearing Needs review
Jerry Bell — December 6, 2001 House Judiciary testimony on contraction December 6, 2001 Testimony Needs review
Curt Flood Act of 1998 October 27, 1998 Legislation Needs review
Curt Flood Act Senate Report (S. Rept. 105-118) October 29, 1997 Report Needs review
SBA — 15 USC Ch. 32 (current) September 30, 1961 Legislation Needs review
Sports Broadcasting Act (1961) September 30, 1961 Legislation Needs review
1951 Celler Hearings, Part 1 1951 Hearing Needs review
1951 Celler Hearings, Part 2 1951 Hearing Needs review
Clayton Act (1914) October 15, 1914 Legislation Needs review
Sherman Act (COMPS-3055) July 2, 1890 Legislation Needs review
Sherman Act handout July 2, 1890 Legislation Needs review

On the wantlist for this category

Documents we believe exist in this area and are actively seeking:

  • 1957–58 Celler Hearings on Organized Baseball — still wanted; correct title is **"Organized Professional Team Sports — Hearings before the Antitrust Subcommittee (Subcommittee No. 5) of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, 85th Congress, 1st Session"** (with continuation in the 2d Session). Held June-August 1957 with a follow-up wave in 1958. Source leads: GPO (govinfo.gov), HeinOnline, ProQuest Congressional, possibly Hathi Trust. **2026-05-18 attempt note**: three Congressional-vintage PDFs uploaded by alex were inspected and confirmed NOT to be these hearings — `GPO-CRECB-1957-pt1-6-3.pdf` is January 10, 1957 Congressional Record Extensions of Remarks (general topics including newsprint, not baseball); `Hearings July 10, 1958 ...` is "Judicial Review of Deportation and Exclusion Orders" (Subcommittee No. 1, deportation, not baseball); `umn-31951d03669360m-1779139619.pdf` is "Consent Decree Program of the Department of Justice — PIPELINES" (right subcommittee No. 5, wrong subject). All three returned to uploads; none filed. Phase 1.