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S. 1739 (106th): Agribusiness Merger Moratorium and Antitrust Review Act of 1999


A bill to impose a moratorium on large agribusiness mergers and to establish a commission to review large agriculture mergers, concentration, and market power.

The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.

Sponsor and status

Paul Wellstone

Sponsor. Senator for Minnesota. Democrat.

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Last Updated: Oct 15, 1999
Length: 19 pages
Introduced
Oct 15, 1999
106th Congress (1999–2000)
Status
Died in a previous Congress

This bill was introduced on October 15, 1999, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.

Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).

Cosponsors

6 Cosponsors (6 Democrats)

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History

Oct 15, 1999
 
Introduced

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S. 1739 (106th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 1739. This is the one from the 106th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 106th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 1999 to Dec 15, 2000. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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