Bill Details
HR.887 - 119th Congress
Status
Latest action
2025-01-31 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Introduced Date
2025-01-31
Policy Area
Government Operations and Politics
Committees
View committees (1)
Sponsors
Cosponsors
View cosponsors (10)
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-New York-17]
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-New Jersey-5]
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-Pennsylvania-1]
- Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-Rhode Island-2]
- Rep. Gillen, Laura [D-New York-4]
- Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-Texas-32]
- Rep. Edwards, Chuck [R-North Carolina-11]
- Rep. Sorensen, Eric [D-Illinois-17]
- Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-New York-2]
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-California-31]
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AI Summary This summary was generated by AI from the bill text. AI can get information wrong.
This bill would ask the Government Accountability Office to study how grocery prices have changed over the last 20 years and how those changes have affected U.S. consumers. It would also require a report to Congress with the study’s findings and ideas for ways to help lower the cost of food bought for home use.
- The study would look at changes in the Consumer Price Index for food at home over a 20-year period.
- It would also use other economic information needed to understand how grocery costs affect consumers.
- Within 180 days after the bill becomes law, the GAO would send a report to key House and Senate committees.
- The report would include findings from the study and recommendations to help reduce food-at-home costs for consumers.
Official Summaries
Lower Grocery Prices Act
This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to submit a report to Congress on changes in the Consumer Price Index for food at home over the past 20 years. The report must also include recommendations to help lower food at home costs for U.S. consumers.
Current Full Text
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 887 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 887
To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a
study on grocery costs to United States consumers, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 31, 2025
Mr. Ryan (for himself, Mr. Lawler, and Mr. Gottheimer) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and
Workforce
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A BILL
To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a
study on grocery costs to United States consumers, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Lower Grocery Prices Act''.
SEC. 2. GAO STUDY ON GROCERY COSTS TO U.S. CONSUMERS.
(a) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall
conduct a study on the changes in the Consumer Price Index for food at
home for the 20-year period ending on the date of the enactment of this
Act, including such other relevant economic metrics as may be necessary
to assess the impact of food at home costs on United States consumers.
(b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States
shall submit a report to the appropriate committees of Congress that
contains--
(1) the Comptroller General's findings from the study
conducted under subsection (a); and
(2) the Comptroller General's recommendations to help lower
food at home costs for United States consumers.
(c) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this Act, the
term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means the following
committees:
(1) The Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives.
(2) The Committee on Financial Services of the House of
Representatives.
(3) The Committee on Finance of the Senate.
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