Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Respect for Native Americans in Professional Sports Act of 2015”.
Respect for Native Americans in Professional Sports Act of 2015
A BILL
To make the antitrust laws applicable to professional sports leagues that use, or promote or allow member teams or franchisees to use, the term Redskins or the term Redskin.
Sec. 2 Restoring the application of the antitrust laws with respect to certain professional sports leagues
Removal of exemptions— Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the antitrust laws shall apply with respect to a professional sports league if such league uses, or promotes or allows a member team or a franchisee to use or promote the use of, the term “Redskins” (or the term “Redskin”) in connection with such league, or with a team or franchise connected with such league.
Definition of antitrust laws— The term “antitrust laws” has the meaning given it in subsection (a) of the first section of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 12(a)), except that such term includes section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 45) to the extent such section 5 applies to unfair methods of competition.