The Biden administration has taken steps to promote competition in many sectors, including the U.S. meat industry. The Justice Department in September sought to unwind an alliance between American Airlines and JetBlue Airways Corp. And last week, U.S. antitrust enforcers announced plans to rewrite merger guidelines in order to better fight illegal deals. The Justice Department and FTC said U.S. industries had become increasingly concentrated and a surge in merger filings in 2020 and 2021 signaled the situation will worsen. The second council meeting would also come as Congress scrutinizes technology companies.