To regulate market concentration and competition in the food and agriculture industry, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To regulate market concentration and competition in the food and agriculture industry, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses. The main policy domain is Agriculture, Trade, Finance.
Who Benefits and How
farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section HCA3CF58D301D40148D0B655106985B15: 1. Short title; table of contents This Act may be cited as the Fairness for Small-Scale Farmers and Ranchers Act. The table of contents for this Act is as...
- Section HADBD343E2CAA40948FAF291E3E8C0DB8: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: Concentration in the food and agricultural economy, including mergers, acquisitions, and other combinations and...
- Section H85D7FC4054D74F5EB4C49B3A07C461A5: 3. Definitions In this Act: The term agricultural input supplier means any person (excluding agricultural cooperatives) engaged in the business of selling, in...
- Section HE3FAB4384AC34C25A066AD55C9882B7A: 101. Moratorium on large agribusiness, food and beverage manufacturing, and grocery retail mergers Until the date referred to in paragraph (2) and except as...
- Section HE9A918AD17E3431A877A465959D5E212: 102. Retroactive review of large agribusiness, food and beverage manufacturing, and grocery retail mergers Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To regulate market concentration and competition in the food and agriculture industry, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses.
Key Policy Areas
Agriculture, Trade, Finance
Primary Purpose
This bill, To regulate market concentration and competition in the food and agriculture industry, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Welch (for himself, Mr. Booker, and Ms. Warren) introduced …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_agriculture"
- → Secretary of Agriculture
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
an agricultural producer that— enters into a contract to manage the production of an agricultural commodity owned by a live poultry dealer or another contracting party
a purchase and sale of livestock by a packer from a producer— under an agreement that specifies a firm base price that may be equated with a fixed dollar amount on the date the agreement is entered into
a purchase and sale of livestock by a packer from a producer— under an agreement that specifies a firm base price that may be equated with a fixed dollar amount on the date the agreement is entered into
an agricultural producer that— enters into a contract to manage the production of an agricultural commodity owned by a live poultry dealer or another contracting party
an agreement— between an employer and a labor organization that represents, or is actively seeking to represent, the employees of the employer
meat produced from cattle (including veal). in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated)— in subparagraph (A)— in clause (i), by striking lamb and inserting beef, lamb, pork,
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