Bills · HR 8229
IN COMMITTEE· 119TH CONGRESS
House BillHR 8229Commerce
Lower Grocery Prices Act
This bill prevents grocery stores from using your personal data and AI to charge you different prices than other shoppers, while still allowing for traditional discounts and loyalty rewards.AI-written
INTRO APR 9· LAST ACTION APR 9
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AI-writtenBans grocery stores from using your personal data to set unique prices, ensures loyalty programs are transparent, and allows shoppers to sue for $3,000 if they are unfairly targeted by AI pricing.
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WHAT THE BILL DOES
AI-writtenIn recent years, many shoppers have noticed grocery prices rising quickly, leading to fears that stores are using hidden technology to maximize profits at the expense of individuals. If this bill becomes law, it would create a national standard for price fairness, ensuring that everyone walking into a store sees the same price for the same product, regardless of their income or shopping history.
Without this law, retailers could continue to develop advanced tracking systems that allow them to practice "dynamic pricing," where prices shift constantly based on who is looking at the item. This bill aims to stop that trend before it becomes the norm in the food industry, giving consumers more predictable costs and the power to sue companies that use unfair pricing tactics.
KEY PROVISIONS
4AI-extractedPROVISION 01
Bans stores from using personal data and surveillance to set individual prices for food and agricultural goods.
It prevents companies from charging people different prices based on their perceived ability to pay.
PROVISION 02
Requires stores to publish their automated pricing procedures and data accuracy rules 180 days before using them.
It forces companies to be transparent about the technology they use to set prices.
PROVISION 03
Restricts loyalty and rewards programs so they can only use customer data to provide the discount, not for profiling or advertising.
It stops store rewards programs from being used as a loophole for tracking and selling personal information.
PROVISION 04
Creates a private right of action, allowing individual citizens to sue retailers for violations.
It gives regular people a direct way to hold large corporations accountable without waiting for the government to act.
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YRS IN OFFICE
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2 EVENTSAPR 9
Introduced in House
APR 9
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.
BILL INFO
TypeHouse Bill
NumberHR 8229
Congress119th
StatusIn Committee
IntroducedApr 9, 2026
Last actionApr 9, 2026
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IN COMMITTEE· 119TH CONGRESS · JUDICIARY COMMITTEE · INTRODUCED APR 9, 2026
House BillHR 8229Commerce
Lower Grocery Prices Act
This bill prevents grocery stores from using your personal data and AI to charge you different prices than other shoppers, while still allowing for traditional discounts and loyalty rewards.AI-written
INTRODUCED APR 9, 2026· LAST ACTION APR 9, 2026
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