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HR 7827 117th Congress House Commerce

Food and Agribusiness Merger Moratorium and Antitrust Review Act of 2022

Introduced: May 18, 2022 Introduced by: Pocan, Mark Democratic · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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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
 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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