HR 4692
Mamdani act
Mamdani Act
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Bill overview
This bill directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to conduct a comprehensive study on the potential impacts of public grocery stores. The study will examine competitive effects on various sectors, including private grocery stores, farmers, food banks, and wholesale food supply chains. It will also assess consumer access, prices, and potential subsidies or advantages given to public grocery stores, and report findings to Congress annually.
Key provisions
- The FTC will conduct a study on the impacts of public grocery stores.
- The study will analyze competitive effects on small, medium, and large grocery stores, farmers, and food banks.
- The study will examine the impact on wholesale food prices and food supply chains.
- The study will assess whether public grocery stores receive subsidies or tax exemptions.
- The study will evaluate the effects on local and national agriculture.
- The study will consider long-term market impacts and barriers for private entities.
- The FTC will use existing data from various sources for the study.
- The FTC will submit annual reports to Congress with study results and recommendations.
Who is affected
- Federal Trade Commission
- Farmers
- Food banks
- Grocery stores (private and public)
- Consumers
Notable changes
- The bill mandates a study of government-owned grocery stores.
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119th CONGRESS — 1st Session
H. R. 4692
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
A BILL
To direct the Federal Trade Commission to conduct a study on the potential impacts of public grocery stores, and for other purposes.
This Act may be cited as the Measuring Adverse Market Disruption And National Impact Act MAMDANI Act
or the
.
Congress finds the following:
Recent proposals in various municipalities have advocated for public grocery stores.
Such proposals raise questions about—
the competitive dynamics between public and private grocery stores with respect to pricing, market access, and consumer choice;
impacts on farmers and food banks; and
long-term sustainability.
The Federal Trade Commission has expertise in analyzing competitive practices with respect to retail markets and is well positioned to assess the effects of government entry into consumer markets.
The competitive impacts of such stores on the following:
Small, medium, and large private grocery stores.
Farmers.
Food banks and other charitable organizations.
Wholesale food prices and food supply chains, including impacts with respect to purchasing power, market share shifts, and local and regional food distribution networks.
The retail grocery sector generally.
The impacts of public grocery stores on consumer access, choice, and prices, including with respect to food deserts.
How public grocery stores may affect local, regional, and national agriculture, including prices received by producers.
Concerns with respect to unfair competition or market distortion.
Not later than 1 year after the date of the completion of the study required under subsection (a), and annually thereafter, the Commission shall submit to Congress a report that includes information relating to the following:
The results of such study.
Recommendations for administrative and legislative action with respect to any concerns identified in such study.
In this section:
The term Commission
means the Federal Trade Commission.
The term food bank
means a nonprofit organization that collects, warehouses, and distributes donated or purchased food.
The term food desert
means a census tract that has a poverty rate of 20 percent or higher and has at least 500 residents that live more than 1 mile from a supermarket or large grocery store.
The term private grocery store
means a business that—
is not owned by a Federal, State, or local government entity; and
sells general food products.
The term public grocery store
means a business that—
is directly owned or operated by a Federal, State, or local government entity; and
sells general food products.