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HR 3689 106th Congress House Commerce Advice and consent of the Senate Agricultural industries Agriculture and Food Antitrust law Congress Consumer protection Corporate mergers Department of Justice Executive reorganization Farmers Federal officials Food industry Government Operations and Politics Governmental investigations Housing and Community Development Presidential appointments Restrictive trade practices

To establish in the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice a position with responsibility for agricultural antitrust matters.

Introduced: February 16, 2000 Introduced by: Moran, Jerry Republican · Kansas See on congress.gov
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Directs the President to appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, an individual to a position to be established within the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice, the primary responsibility of which shall be to provide assistance and advice to the Assistant Attorney General of the Antitrust Division to further the effective enforcement of the antitrust laws with respect to the food and agricultural sectors. Lists position functions, including: (1) assisting and advising with respect to the investigation of possible restraints of trade and the investigation of mergers and acquisitions; and (2) ensuring that any such investigation takes into account the effects on consumers, agricultural producers and rural communities.
What's happening now February 16, 2000

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3689: To establish in the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice a position with responsibility for agricultural antitrust matters.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-3689/
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"H.R. 3689: To establish in the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice a position with responsibility for agricultural antitrust matters.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-3689/.
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H.R. 3689, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-3689/.
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