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HR 7827 117th Congress House Commerce

Food and Agribusiness Merger Moratorium and Antitrust Review Act of 2022

Introduced: May 27, 2022 Introduced by: Pocan, Mark Democratic · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
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Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
May 18, 2022
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.
May 18, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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's happening now November 1, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 5
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Oct 28, 2022
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García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Aug 2, 2022
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Pingree, Chellie
Maine · May 27, 2022
RYAN, TIM
· May 27, 2022
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Khanna, Ro
California · May 24, 2022
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 24, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7827: Food and Agribusiness Merger Moratorium and Antitrust Review Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7827/
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"H.R. 7827: Food and Agribusiness Merger Moratorium and Antitrust Review Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7827/.
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H.R. 7827, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7827/.
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