Food and Agribusiness Merger Moratorium and Antitrust Review Act of 2018

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Bill Number

S 3404

Introduced

Aug 28, 2018

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5993-5994)

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Administrative law and regulatory procedures Advisory bodies Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit Commerce Competition and antitrust Congressional oversight Corporate finance and management Employment discrimination and employee rights Food industry and services Food supply, safety, and labeling Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Meat Rural conditions and development Wages and earnings

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Food and Agribusiness Merger Moratorium and Antitrust Review Act of 2018

This bill places a moratorium on certain acquisitions between large agricultural and retail-related businesses and establishes the Food and Agriculture Concentration and Market Power Review Commission. The commission shall report to Congress and the President on (1) the nature and consequences of market concentration in the U.S. food and agricultural economy, and (2) recommended legal and regulatory changes to address such market concentration.

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Aug 28, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5993-5994)
Aug 28, 2018

Introduced in Senate

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