US HB2933 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-0)
Status: Introduced on May 22 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on May 22 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
Food and Agribusiness Merger Moratorium and Antitrust Review Act of 2019
Sponsors
| Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI] | Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT] | Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA] | Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME] |
| Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH] | Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR] | Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL] | Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD] |
| Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA] | Rep. James McGovern [D-MA] | Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH] | Rep. Debra Haaland [D-NM] |
| Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA] | Rep. Katie Porter [D-CA] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] | Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN] |
| Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-28 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law. |
| 2019-05-22 | House | 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. |
| 2019-05-22 | House | 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. |
| 2019-05-22 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB1596 (Same As) 2019-05-22 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advisory bodies
Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
Commerce
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
Advisory bodies
Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
Commerce
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
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2933/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr2933/BILLS-116hr2933ih.pdf |
