S. 4245 · 117th Congress · Senate

Food and Agribusiness Merger Moratorium and Antitrust Review Act of 2022

Active· Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced
May 18, 22
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

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.