A bill to impose a moratorium on large agribusiness, food and beverage manufacturing, and grocery retail mergers, and to establish a commission to review large agriculture, food and beverage manufacturing, and grocery retail mergers, concentration, and market power.
Food and Agribusiness Merger Moratorium and Antitrust Review Act of 2018 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.
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdvisory bodiesAgricultural prices, subsidies, creditCompetition and antitrustCongressional oversightCorporate finance and managementEmployment discrimination and employee rightsFood industry and servicesFood supply, safety, and labelingGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesMeatRural conditions and developmentWages and earnings
A bill to impose a moratorium on large agribusiness, food and beverage manufacturing, and grocery retail mergers, and to establish a commission to review large agriculture, food and beverage manufacturing, and grocery retail mergers, concentration, and market power.
USA115th CongressS-3404| Senate
| Updated: 8/28/2018
Food and Agribusiness Merger Moratorium and Antitrust Review Act of 2018 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.
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdvisory bodiesAgricultural prices, subsidies, creditCompetition and antitrustCongressional oversightCorporate finance and managementEmployment discrimination and employee rightsFood industry and servicesFood supply, safety, and labelingGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesMeatRural conditions and developmentWages and earnings