Stop Price Gouging in Grocery Stores Act of 2025
HR 4966 prohibits grocery stores from selling items at "grossly excessive prices," defined as 120% or more above the average market price over the previous six months (with exceptions for unavoidable cost increases like supply chain issues). It bans using facial recognition or personal data to set different prices for individual customers (e.g., adjusting prices based on shopping history) and requires clear signage if facial recognition is used. Stores over 10,000 square feet must replace electronic shelf labels with physical price tags. The Federal Trade Commission enforces these rules, allowing consumers to seek $3,000 per violation or actual damages, with penalties for willful violations.
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Introduction
Aug 2025
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Introduced Aug 12, 2025
Last action Aug 12, 2025
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Aug 12, 2025
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Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Aug 12, 2025
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1 primary · 93 co-sponsors
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Rashida Tlaib
DDemocratic
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Adelita S. Grijalva
DDemocratic
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
DDemocratic
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Alma S. Adams
DDemocratic
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André Carson
DDemocratic
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April McClain Delaney
DDemocratic
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Ayanna Pressley
DDemocratic
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Becca Balint
DDemocratic
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Bonnie Watson Coleman
DDemocratic
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Brendan F. Boyle
DDemocratic
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Brittany Pettersen
DDemocratic
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