US SB1596 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on May 22 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-05-22 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on May 22 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-05-22 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary 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
Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ] | Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT] | Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-05-22 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
Same As/Similar To
HB2933 (Same As) 2019-06-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
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 |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1596/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1596/BILLS-116s1596is.pdf |