Support legislation to crack down on price gouging by companies on essential goods and services.

First we need to look at price gouging that's happening. I would support a bill like Elizabeth Warren's in the Senate on going after companies that are using this opportunity to price gouge on goods and services that we all rely on.

Balint commits to backing anti-price-gouging legislation targeting companies raising prices on essentials.

Vermont Public Specials | 2022 Debate - U.S. House | Season 2022 | Episode 3 | PBS
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Rep. Balint is listed as a cosponsor of H.R.4640, the Stop AI Price Gouging and Wage Fixing Act of 2025, with her cosponsorship dated 12/04/2025. The bill was introduced on 07/23/2025 and referred to committee the same day.

Balint formally backed legislation explicitly aimed at stopping price gouging, but the bill did not advance beyond introduction and referral.

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All Info - H.R.4640 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Stop AI Price Gouging and Wage Fixing Act of 2025
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The bill text states: 'Ms. Balint (for herself, Mr. García of Illinois, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Casar, Ms. Craig, Mr. Deluzio, Mr. Gomez, Ms. Goodlander, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Jayapal, Ms. Norton, Ms. Omar, Mrs. Ramirez, Ms. Salinas, and Ms. Tlaib) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary' and describes a bill 'to prohibit the manipulation of rent prices in the United States.'

Balint directly introduced legislation targeting rent price manipulation, a form of consumer price abuse affecting an essential service, but it remained at the introduction stage.

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Text - H.R.6124 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): End Rent Fixing Act of 2025
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The House office says Balint and García 'introduced the End Rent Fixing Act to prohibit digital price fixing by landlords' and that the bill would 'prevent this type of price fixing and protect people’s wallets.'

Balint publicly framed and advanced a bill as a crackdown on rent price fixing, reinforcing that she took concrete legislative action on affordability and price abuse.

partial same_term A for effort

Reps. Becca Balint and Jesús “Chuy” García Introduce Bill to Crack Down on Companies Using Algorithms to Illegally Raise Rents
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