Food and Agribusiness Merger Moratorium and Antitrust Review Act of 2022
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (May 18, 2022)
Food and Agribusiness Merger Moratorium and Antitrust Review Act of 2022
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 happenedNov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseMay 18, 2022
- Nov 1, 2022Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Subcommittee - May 18, 2022IntroReferralH11100
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 18, 2022IntroReferralH11100
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 18, 2022IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- May 18, 2022IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House