Ban corporations from using AI surveillance pricing to raise food, grocery, or agricultural commodity prices.

Chris Pappas · New Hampshire · Democratic

policy impact 0.84 specificity 0.91 extraction confidence 98%

Occurrences

I’m introducing the Lower Grocery Prices Act to ban this practice by corporations to jack up food prices and rip off Granite Staters.

Pappas says he is introducing legislation that would prohibit surveillance-based price setting using AI for food, groceries, and agricultural commodities, with stated exceptions.

Pappas Introduces Bill to Ban Corporations from Using AI to Raise Food Prices | Congressman Chris Pappas
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Evidence

Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) is introducing the Lower Grocery Prices Act, legislation to ban the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) surveillance pricing by companies to raise food and grocery prices. Specifically, the Lower Grocery Prices Act would prohibit the use of surveillance-based price setting for food, groceries, or agricultural commodities, with exceptions for regional differences, group discounts (such as veterans or seniors), and loyalty programs.

Pappas publicly introduced a bill matching the claim, but this source only shows introduction, not enactment or committee progress.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Pappas Introduces Bill to Ban Corporations from Using AI to Raise Food Prices | Congressman Chris Pappas
primary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 97%

H.R. 887 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Lower Grocery Prices Act. Sponsors: Patrick Ryan(NY). Cosponsors: Michael Lawler (NY); Josh Gottheimer (NJ). Introduced in House January 31, 2025.

The official legislative record shows the bill’s existence and that it was introduced in the House, but not that it advanced, passed, or became law.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 887 (IH) - Lower Grocery Prices Act - BILLS-119hr887ih | Content Details | GovInfo
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 90%

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 legislative summary confirms the bill is a study/report measure, not a direct operative ban on AI surveillance pricing, which is relevant to assessing whether the claim was delivered as stated.

partial same_term

All Info - H.R.887 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Lower Grocery Prices Act | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 84%

The release frames the measure as banning surveillance pricing for food, groceries, or agricultural commodities, with exceptions for regional differences, group discounts, and loyalty programs.

This supports that Pappas took a concrete legislative action aligned with the claim, but there is no indication in the available record that the proposal was enacted or even advanced beyond introduction.

partial same_term A for effort

Pappas Introduces Bill to Ban Corporations from Using AI to Raise Food Prices | Congressman Chris Pappas
primary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 93%

Assessments

never same_term A for effort

The promise was not fulfilled. The available evidence shows Pappas publicly introduced or promoted legislation aimed at banning AI surveillance pricing for food and groceries, which is a concrete effort aligned with the pledge. However, there is no evidence that this policy was enacted, and one official legislative record cited for the Lower Grocery Prices Act describes H.R. 887 as a GAO reporting requirement rather than an operative ban. Because the promised outcome was a ban and the record does not show that such a ban became law or otherwise took effect, the promise should be scored as failed rather than delivered or partial. Under the rubric, a serious legislative attempt that did not achieve the promised outcome is scored as never with effort credit.

provider openai · model gpt-5.4 · confidence 90%