Stop Price Gouging in Grocery Stores Act of 2025
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
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- Became Law
Overview
The Stop Price Gouging in Grocery Stores Act of 2025 aims to prevent grocery stores from excessively raising prices and using technology to track consumers’ purchasing habits to adjust prices accordingly. The bill prohibits grossly excessive pricing and surveillance-based price setting, which includes using facial recognition and electronic shelf labels to personalize prices. It also requires retailers to disclose the use of facial recognition technology and limits the use of electronic shelf labels to stores over 10,000 square feet. The act establishes a process for defining ‘grossly excessive price’ and provides for enforcement by the Federal Trade Commission and potential state action.
Key provisions
- Prohibits retailers from selling items at grossly excessive prices.
- Bans surveillance-based price setting using personal information, including facial recognition technology.
- Requires retailers to disclose the use of facial recognition technology to consumers.
- Limits the use of electronic shelf labels to retail food stores larger than 10,000 square feet.
- Defines ‘grossly excessive price’ and establishes guidelines for determining it.
- Allows states to take action on behalf of residents if a law is violated.
- Grants consumers a private right of action to sue for violations.
- Prohibits pre-dispute arbitration agreements related to price gouging or surveillance-based pricing.
Who is affected
- Grocery store operators
- Consumers
- Retail food industry
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