United States 118th Congress Status: In Committee 1 R cosponsors

S 2818 — Strengthening Antitrust Enforcement for Meatpacking Act of 2023

Last action — Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

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Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill amends the Packers and Stockyards Act to clarify and expand unlawful activities related to monopoly creation in the meatpacking industry.

  • 7 U.S.C. 192

    It shall be unlawful for any packer or swine contractor with respect to livestock, meats, meat food products, or livestock products in unmanufactured form, or for any live poultry dealer with respect to live poultry, to: → SEC. 202. UNLAWFUL ACTIVITIES. (a) In General.--It shall be unlawful to carry out the following activities:

    This change redesignates the existing section and introduces a new structure for specifying unlawful activities.

  • 7 U.S.C. 192

    ; or → .

    This change indicates the end of each subsection's definition of unlawful activities instead of continuing with 'or'.

  • 7 U.S.C. 192

    to: → to carry out the following activities:

    This change clarifies the language by explicitly stating that the following items are activities considered unlawful.

  • 7 U.S.C. 192

    (1)

    This change removes the designation of '1' from the first item in the list of unlawful activities, redesignating subsections as paragraphs.

  • 7 U.S.C. 192

    or (2)

    This change removes the designation of '2' from the illegal activities subsection to streamline the content.

  • 7 U.S.C. 192

    (3)

    This change removes the designation of '3' from the illegal activities subsection in a similar manner as others.

  • 7 U.S.C. 192

    made unlawful by subdivision (a), (b), (c), (d), or (e) → described in paragraphs (1) through (5)

    This change updates the references to specify the new paragraph structure for unlawful activities.

  • 7 U.S.C. 192

    (b) Acquisition Creating a Monopoly.-- (1) In general.--For purposes of subsection (a)(5), an acquisition shall be deemed to create a monopoly if the acquisition would-- (A) result in a Herfindahl-Hirschman Index greater than 1,800 in any relevant market; or (B) increase the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index by more than 100 in any relevant market. (2) Clayton act violation.--Any acquisition deemed to create a monopoly under paragraph (1) shall be considered a violation of section 7 of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 18).

    This addition introduces a new section establishing specific criteria for acquisitions that would create a monopoly.

  • 7 U.S.C. 192

    , in accordance with subsection (b)

    This change specifies that subsection (e) is conditional upon compliance with the newly introduced subsection (b).

Action History

  1. Introduced in Senate

  2. Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 546 not signed on

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Not signed on (546)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors S 2818?
S 2818 is sponsored by Hawley, Josh (Republican).
What is the current status of S 2818?
This bill died with 118th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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