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Food and Agribusiness Merger Moratorium and Antitrust Review Act of 2018

Introduced: August 28, 2018 Introduced by: Booker, Cory A. Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5993-5994)
Aug 28, 2018
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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's happening now August 28, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5993-5994)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6800 Related bill Food and Agribusiness Merger Moratorium and Antitrust Review Act of 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3404: Food and Agribusiness Merger Moratorium and Antitrust Review Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3404/
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"S. 3404: Food and Agribusiness Merger Moratorium and Antitrust Review Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3404/.
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S. 3404, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3404/.
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