[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8898 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8898

  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

                             June 28, 2024

 Mr. Molinaro (for himself, Mr. Ryan, Mr. Ciscomani, and Mr. Davis of 
 North Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
              the Committee on Education and the 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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