Strengthening Antitrust Enforcement for Meatpacking Act of 2023

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 2818 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2818 To amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to make unlawful acquisitions that would create monopolies, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 14, 2023 Mr. Hawley introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to make unlawful acquisitions that would create monopolies, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthening Antitrust Enforcement for Meatpacking Act of 2023''. SEC. 2. UNLAWFUL ACTIVITIES UNDER PACKERS AND STOCKYARDS ACT, 1921. Section 202 of the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 (7 U.S.C. 192), is amended-- (1) in each of subsections (a) through (f), by striking ``; or'' at the end…