H.R.8229

Lower Grocery Prices Act

Introduced·4/9/26

Lower Grocery Prices Act prohibits using algorithmic decision systems for individualized pricing of food, groceries, and agricultural commodities.

The Lower Grocery Prices Act prohibits the use of automated decision systems to set individualized prices for food, groceries, and agricultural commodities based on surveillance data. Surveillance data includes information obtained through observation, inference, or surveillance of an individual related to personal information, genetic information, behavior, or biometrics. The act allows exceptions for certain types of discounts and rewards.

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History

Apr 9

House

Introduced in House

Apr 9

House

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.