Food and Agribusiness Merger Moratorium and Antitrust Review Act of 2018
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Sep 13, 2018)
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.
What just happenedSep 13, 2018
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.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseSep 13, 2018
- Sep 13, 2018IntroReferralH11100
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 - Sep 13, 2018IntroReferralH11100
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 - Sep 13, 2018IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Sep 13, 2018IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House