Food and Agribusiness Merger Moratorium and Antitrust Review Act of 2019

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Bill Number

HR 2933

Introduced

May 22, 2019

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.

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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 Manufacturing Meat Retail and wholesale trades Rural conditions and development Wages and earnings

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Food and Agribusiness Merger Moratorium and Antitrust Review Act of 2019

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.

Actions

Jun 28, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
May 22, 2019

Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 22, 2019

Introduced in House

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