3.0.0 1759 2023-01-11T20:42:17Z 2023-01-11T20:42:17Z Senate S S 2007-07-10 110 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing ssju01 Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights Subcommittee Hearings by 2008-05-07T23:40:59Z Referred to 2007-07-10T20:31:30Z 2008-05-07 ssju01 Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights Subcommittee Senate Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights. Hearings held. Committee 2007-07-10 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2007-07-10 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress G000386 Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Charles Grassley R IA E. N K000305 Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] HERBERT KOHL D WI H. 2007-07-10 True T000250 Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] John Thune R SD R. 2007-07-10 True Commerce Agribusiness Agriculture and Food Animals Antitrust law Competition Corporate mergers Department of Agriculture Evidence (Law) Executive reorganization Family farms Federal employees Government Operations and Politics Governmental investigations Housing and Community Development Law Livestock Meat packing industry Poultry Commerce 00 2007-07-10 Introduced in Senate 2007-08-29T21:19:40Z Agriculture Competition Enhancement Act of 2007 - Establishes in the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice a Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Agricultural Antitrust Matters who shall: (1) be responsible for oversight and coordination of agriculture-related antitrust and related matters; and (2) work in coordination with the Task Force and the Department of Agriculture on all agricultural competition matters.

Establishes under the authority of the Attorney General the Agriculture Competition Task Force to examine problems in agricultural competition.

Amends the Clayton Act to revise the defendant's burden of proof in agribusiness mergers in which the plaintiff is: (1) the federal or state government; or (2) any other plaintiff.

Directs the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to: (1) draft agriculture specific guidelines to use when reviewing agriculture mergers; and (2) conduct post merger reviews of certain agribusiness mergers five years after approval.

Establishes within the Department of Agriculture the Office of Competition and Fair Practices to be headed by a Special Counsel for Competition Matters who shall: (1) analyze mergers within the food and agricultural sectors; and (2) investigate and prosecute violations of the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921.

Provides for agribusiness merger review and enforcement by the Department of Agriculture.

Authorizes appropriations for additional staff for the Grain Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards Administration to investigate the competitive implications of structural changes in the meat packing and poultry industries.

]]> Agriculture Competition Enhancement Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide for the review of agricultural mergers and acquisitions by the Department of Justice, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title Agriculture Competition Enhancement Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Agriculture Competition Enhancement Act of 2007 Introduced in Senate 2007-07-10T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s1759is/xml/BILLS-110s1759is.xml 2008-05-07 Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights. Hearings held. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.