S 1596
116th Congress
Senate
Commerce
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advisory bodies
Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
Competition and antitrust
Congressional oversight
Corporate finance and management
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Food industry and services
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Manufacturing
Meat
Retail and wholesale trades
Rural conditions and development
Wages and earnings
Food and Agribusiness Merger Moratorium and Antitrust Review Act of 2019
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 22, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
May 22, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1