United States · Bill · S
S. 1596 (116th)
Food and Agribusiness Merger Moratorium and Antitrust Review Act of 2019
Introduced
22 May 2019
Last action
22 May 2019 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ], Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT], Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Subjects
Agriculture
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Food and Agribusiness Merger Moratorium and Antitrust Review Act of 2019 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.
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Timeline
22 May 2019
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
22 May 2019
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 22 May 2019 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1596
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/1596
- us · 116-s-1596 · source updated 10 August 2026