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Fair Grocery Pricing Act

USA119th CongressHR-1788| House 
| Updated: 3/3/2025
Maxwell Frost

Maxwell Frost

Democratic Representative

Florida

Cosponsors (17)
Julie Johnson (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Greg Casar (Democratic)Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)LaMonica McIver (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Maxine Waters (Democratic)Cleo Fields (Democratic)Johnny Olszewski (Democratic)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Lauren Underwood (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
The "Fair Grocery Pricing Act" seeks to combat anti-competitive practices in the food industry by prohibiting the use of algorithmic systems to manipulate food prices or supply. It specifically targets "food producers" and "coordinators," defining a coordinating function as collecting, analyzing, and recommending food prices, supply levels, or other commercial terms to food producers. The bill also defines consciously parallel pricing coordination as a tacit agreement among food producers to manipulate pricing for reasonably interchangeable food products. Under this Act, it is unlawful for a food producer to subscribe to or use the services of a coordinator, deeming such action a per se violation of the Sherman Act . Furthermore, it is unlawful for a coordinator to facilitate agreements among food producers that restrict competition on prices, supply, or other commercial terms. Enforcement powers are granted to the Federal Trade Commission , the Attorney General , and State Attorneys General , with violations also constituting an unfair method of competition under the Federal Trade Commission Act. The bill also allows any aggrieved person to bring a civil action to recover threefold damages and litigation costs. Significantly, it invalidates pre-dispute arbitration agreements and pre-dispute joint action waivers at the plaintiff's election for claims under this Act. The legislation clarifies that it does not modify existing federal antitrust laws nor preempt any stronger State, Tribal, city, or local laws.
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Timeline
Mar 3, 2025
Introduced in House
Mar 3, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • March 3, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • March 3, 2025
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Commerce

Fair Grocery Pricing Act

USA119th CongressHR-1788| House 
| Updated: 3/3/2025
The "Fair Grocery Pricing Act" seeks to combat anti-competitive practices in the food industry by prohibiting the use of algorithmic systems to manipulate food prices or supply. It specifically targets "food producers" and "coordinators," defining a coordinating function as collecting, analyzing, and recommending food prices, supply levels, or other commercial terms to food producers. The bill also defines consciously parallel pricing coordination as a tacit agreement among food producers to manipulate pricing for reasonably interchangeable food products. Under this Act, it is unlawful for a food producer to subscribe to or use the services of a coordinator, deeming such action a per se violation of the Sherman Act . Furthermore, it is unlawful for a coordinator to facilitate agreements among food producers that restrict competition on prices, supply, or other commercial terms. Enforcement powers are granted to the Federal Trade Commission , the Attorney General , and State Attorneys General , with violations also constituting an unfair method of competition under the Federal Trade Commission Act. The bill also allows any aggrieved person to bring a civil action to recover threefold damages and litigation costs. Significantly, it invalidates pre-dispute arbitration agreements and pre-dispute joint action waivers at the plaintiff's election for claims under this Act. The legislation clarifies that it does not modify existing federal antitrust laws nor preempt any stronger State, Tribal, city, or local laws.
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Timeline
Mar 3, 2025
Introduced in House
Mar 3, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • March 3, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • March 3, 2025
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Maxwell Frost

Maxwell Frost

Democratic Representative

Florida

Cosponsors (17)
Julie Johnson (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Greg Casar (Democratic)Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)LaMonica McIver (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Maxine Waters (Democratic)Cleo Fields (Democratic)Johnny Olszewski (Democratic)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Lauren Underwood (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee

Commerce

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted