# 119-hr-1788: Fair Grocery Pricing Act

119-hr-1788, Fair Grocery Pricing Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1788
- Congress: 119
- Title: Fair Grocery Pricing Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL)
- Cosponsors: 17
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Bans algorithmic coordination that lets food makers tacitly fix prices or choke supply.** The bill would bar food producers and the software services they hire from using data or algorithms to coordinate pricing, output, or other market terms.

## Cosponsors (17)

- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6] (D-LA), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] (D-IL), 2025-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA), 2025-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2025-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2025-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2025-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Olszewski, Johnny [D-MD-2] (D-MD), 2025-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2025-04-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casar, Greg [D-TX-35] (D-TX), 2025-05-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32] (D-TX), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Triple damages for grocery price-fixing: benefit, high. If enacted, anyone harmed by illegal grocery price coordination could sue in federal court, no matter the dollar amount. You could seek three times your actual damages plus reasonable court costs and attorney fees. You could also ask the court for simple interest on your actual damages from when th…
- Ban on algorithmic grocery price coordination: benefit, high. If enacted, food producers would be barred from hiring or paying coordinators to help set or match prices. Coordinators would be banned from helping producers agree not to compete on price, supply, or output. Contracting for these services would be treated as a per se antitrust violation. The bill…
- FTC, DOJ and states could enforce: benefit, high. If enacted, the FTC, the U.S. Attorney General, and state attorneys general could enforce these rules. The FTC could sue in federal court for civil penalties and other relief. Violations would also count as unfair methods of competition under the FTC Act. The bill would not change existing federal…
- Easier to allege grocery collusion: benefit, medium. If enacted, a complaint could move forward by alleging facts showing consciously parallel pricing by food producers. Plaintiffs would not have to plead facts that rule out independent action. This would make it easier to start antitrust cases over food pricing.

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act
- 119-hr-15: Equality Act
- 119-hr-2743: Raise the Wage Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-1788 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1788)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5390)
- [119-hr-15: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-15)
- [119-hr-2743: Raise the Wage Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2743)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1788 (as of 2026-04-21).