Fair Prices for Local Businesses Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 2
- Latest action
- Apr 2, 2026
What it does
The Fair Prices for Local Businesses Act amends the Clayton Act to broaden the prohibition on price discrimination by expanding its scope to include services and activities affecting commerce, redefining key terms like "products or services" and "purchaser," and clarifying liability for inducing or benefiting from discriminatory pricing. It eliminates a defense allowing sellers to justify lower prices as meeting a competitor’s offer and creates a presumption of injury and damages for plaintiffs who prove unlawful discrimination, allowing them to seek additional damages beyond the discrimination amount. The amendments apply to transactions occurring on or after the Act’s enactment and…
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Where it goes next
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