Food and Agribusiness Merger Moratorium and Antitrust Review Act of 2019
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (May 22, 2019)
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.
What just happenedJun 28, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseMay 22, 2019
- Jun 28, 2019Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Subcommittee - May 22, 2019IntroReferralH11100
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.
Judiciary Committee - May 22, 2019IntroReferralH11100
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.
Agriculture Committee - May 22, 2019IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- May 22, 2019IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House