Corporate pricing practices

What companies may do in setting prices: raising them sharply on essentials or in emergencies, tailoring them by algorithm or personal data, adding mandatory fees, or coordinating with rivals, and how the law polices it.

Crack down on corporate price gouging

5 members
Roy Cooper
Senate · North Carolina · Democrat
“We need to end the chaotic tariffs driving up costs for farmers and working families and crack down on corporations that are ripping off working people.”
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Abdul El-Sayed
Senate · Michigan · Democrat
“Stopping corporate tax evasion and price gouging”
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“I believe in holding corporations accountable. And I stand for a muscular Federal Trade Commission that enforces anti-monopoly laws so the corporations can’t price-gouge us.”
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Adam Hamilton
Senate · Kansas · Democrat
“Successful businesses and entrepreneurs are key to Kansas’s success, but corporations should not be allowed to take advantage of hardworking families and taxpayers to boost profits while driving up the cost of living.”
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Chris Pappas
Senate · New Hampshire · Democrat
“That’s why I’m fighting to end Trump’s tariffs and calling for the Trump Administration to refund small businesses for the overpayments they were forced to make. I’ll keep pushing back against corporate price gouging that is making it harder for Granite State families to afford basic goods they need to survive.”
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“Earlier this month, Chris Pappas for Senate released the third plank of its Tax Cuts and Lower Costs Blueprint for New Hampshire, focused on bringing down grocery costs for Granite Staters by taking on Trump’s tariffs, cracking down on corporate and AI-driven price gouging, and fighting to protect critical nutrition assistance programs.”
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“Pappas is working to roll back reckless tariffs that are increasing costs of baby and children’s products like car seats, strollers, and clothes for New Hampshire families and he is calling for stronger oversight to protect parents from corporate price gouging.”
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“Chris Pappas is fighting to lower grocery costs by taking on corporate price gouging and opposing Trump’s reckless tariffs that act as a tax on working families.”
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“Chris is also pushing back against Trump’s tariffs and corporate price gouging that are driving up the cost of everyday essentials like baby formula, car seats, and children’s clothing.”
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Josh Turek
Senate · Iowa · Democrat
“Impose a federal ban on price gouging on food so Iowans pay less at the grocery store.”
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Ban prices tailored by algorithm or personal data

3 members
Roy Cooper
Senate · North Carolina · Democrat
“Ban algorithms on grocery pricing to make it illegal for companies to raise the price of groceries based on a specific customer.”
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“Roy Cooper has a four-point plan to lower grocery prices. First, he would put an end to the chaotic tariffs that have driven up costs for farmers, who have to pass it on to you, the customer. Second, he’d block the mergers of grocery giants that reduce competition and raise prices. Third, he’d ban the algorithms used to raise prices on specific customers. And fourth, he’d make it illegal for big food producers to coordinate prices and supply information to drive up prices.”
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Adam Hamilton
Senate · Kansas · Democrat
“Ban algorithmic price-fixing at grocery stores that takes advantage of consumers and reduces competition. Dynamic pricing, in which grocery chains change prices based on market conditions and even shoppers’ personal information, is becoming more and more widespread. We need to prohibit the practice and penalize retailers that take advantage of consumers.”
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Chris Pappas
Senate · New Hampshire · Democrat
“Big Tech shouldn’t take advantage of busy parents who are just trying to keep their refrigerators stocked. Pappas is also backing legislation that would ban AI price gouging and prevent big corporations from using people’s personal information to set targeted, tailored prices for goods and services—from a person’s location and demographics, to their search history and mouse movements. Chris knows that fair pricing doesn’t charge working families more just because an algorithm decides they should be squeezed.”
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“Earlier this month, Chris Pappas for Senate released the third plank of its Tax Cuts and Lower Costs Blueprint for New Hampshire, focused on bringing down grocery costs for Granite Staters by taking on Trump’s tariffs, cracking down on corporate and AI-driven price gouging, and fighting to protect critical nutrition assistance programs.”
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“We want to make sure that there’s fair pricing across the board, that no Americans are being gouged by big corporations that are seeking to use technology and our own data against us.”
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“Pappas is working to pass the Stop AI Price Gouging and Wage Fixing Act of 2025 and leading the Lower Grocery Prices Act to stop Big Tech companies and large retailers from using AI to manipulate prices and exploit consumers.”
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“New Hampshire’s local businesses don’t charge people based on who they are, what their salary is, or how desperately they need the items in their cart. Chris knows that every Granite Stater should get a fair shot, and the price you pay at the checkout counter shouldn’t depend on what an algorithm thinks it can get away with.”
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“He supports rolling back harmful new tariffs on food and everyday essentials, cracking down on AI-driven price discrimination, and protecting the nutrition assistance programs that thousands of working Granite Staters rely on.”
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Ban price-fixing among companies, including by algorithm

2 members
Roy Cooper
Senate · North Carolina · Democrat
“Make it illegal for food producers to reduce competition to increase prices using digital tools to collude. Stop companies from using algorithms to coordinate prices and supply information to drive up the cost.”
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“Roy Cooper has a four-point plan to lower grocery prices. First, he would put an end to the chaotic tariffs that have driven up costs for farmers, who have to pass it on to you, the customer. Second, he’d block the mergers of grocery giants that reduce competition and raise prices. Third, he’d ban the algorithms used to raise prices on specific customers. And fourth, he’d make it illegal for big food producers to coordinate prices and supply information to drive up prices.”
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Adam Hamilton
Senate · Kansas · Democrat
“Ban algorithmic price-fixing at grocery stores that takes advantage of consumers and reduces competition. Dynamic pricing, in which grocery chains change prices based on market conditions and even shoppers’ personal information, is becoming more and more widespread. We need to prohibit the practice and penalize retailers that take advantage of consumers.”
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Strengthen enforcement and penalties against price gouging

2 members
Abdul El-Sayed
Senate · Michigan · Democrat
“I believe in holding corporations accountable. And I stand for a muscular Federal Trade Commission that enforces anti-monopoly laws so the corporations can’t price-gouge us.”
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Chris Pappas
Senate · New Hampshire · Democrat
“Pappas is working to roll back reckless tariffs that are increasing costs of baby and children’s products like car seats, strollers, and clothes for New Hampshire families and he is calling for stronger oversight to protect parents from corporate price gouging.”
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Ban hidden junk fees

1 member
Adam Hamilton
Senate · Kansas · Democrat
“Ban junk fees that companies hide from consumers across industries like lodging, ticketing, telecommunications, travel, and more. What you see should be what you pay, with no surprise at checkout.”
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