H.R. 887: Lower Grocery Prices Act

119th Congress · introduced 2025-01-31 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

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Lower Grocery Prices Act

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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.

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Lower Grocery Prices Act

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Sponsor: Rep. Ryan, Patrick [D-NY-18] · 10 cosponsors

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Michael Lawler (R-NY), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Seth Magaziner (D-RI), Laura Gillen (D-NY), Julie Johnson (D-TX), Chuck Edwards (R-NC), Eric Sorensen (D-IL), Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY), Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Ryan, Patrick [D-NY-18] reported raising $5.4 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr887.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

Record fed-us-cong119-hr887 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills