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<title>Food and Agribusiness Merger Moratorium and Antitrust Review Act of 2019</title>
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<action-date>2019-05-22</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in Senate</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><b>Food and Agribusiness Merger Moratorium and Antitrust Review Act of 2019</b></p> <p>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&nbsp;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.</p>]]></summary-text>
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