119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Feb 12, 2026
Stop Price Gouging in Grocery Stores Act of 2026
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Latest action (Feb 12, 2026): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Introduced in Senate
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MAPLEBEAR INC. D/B/A INSTACART · lobbying firm or registrant: EMERGENT STRATEGIES
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 21, 2026 · issue area: Computer Industry
$45,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues related to data privacy, artificial intelligence and machine learning, and antitrust S.3892, Stop Price Gouging in Grocery Stores Act of 2026
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FOOD MARKETPLACE INC · lobbying firm or registrant: FOOD MARKETPLACE INC.
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
$150,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Safety Act H.R. 3149 - App Store Accountability Act H.R. 6333 - Parents Over Platforms Act H.R. 7757 - Kids Internet and Digital Safety (KIDS) Act H.R. 4966 / S. 3892 - Stop Price Gouging in Grocery Store Act of 2026 H.R. 8413 - SECURE Data Act H.R. 4737 - Apeel Reveal Act of 2025 H.R. 7502 - Recycled Materials Attribution A…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
KROGER CO · lobbying firm or registrant: THE KROGER CO.
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
$360,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 4966/S.3892 - Stop Price Gouging in Grocery Stores Act; Issues related to the Lower 900 MHz band/NextNav petition; S. 3387 - One Fair Price Act; H.R. 8895 - No Rigged Groc…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
TARGET CORPORATION · lobbying firm or registrant: TARGET CORPORATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
$320,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ing Organized Retail Crime Act. H.R. 6291/S. 836, Children and Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act. H.R. 3149/S. 1586, App Store Accountability Act. H.R. 4966/S. 3892, Stop Price Gouging in Grocery Stores Act of 2025.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
WAKEFERN FOOD CORP. · lobbying firm or registrant: WAKEFERN FOOD CORP.
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 16, 2026 · issue area: Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Amount not reported
"Surveillance Pricing" - General Discussion "Stop Price Gouging in Grocery Stores Act" (H.R. 4966, S. 3892) "No Rigged Grocery Prices Act" (H.R. 8895)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. View filing
FOOD MARKETPLACE INC · lobbying firm or registrant: FOOD MARKETPLACE INC.
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
$584,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Safety Act H.R. 3149 - App Store Accountability Act H.R. 6333 - Parents Over Platforms Act H.R. 7757 - Kids Internet and Digital Safety (KIDS) Act H.R. 4966 / S. 3892 - Stop Price Gouging in Grocery Store Act of 2026 H.R. 8413 - SECURE Data Act H.R. 4737 - Apeel Reveal Act of 2025 H.R. 7502 - Recycled Materials Attribution A…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
KROGER CO · lobbying firm or registrant: THE KROGER CO.
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
$350,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 4966/S.3892 - Stop Price Gouging in Grocery Stores Act; H.R. 6291/S.836 - The Children and Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0); Issues related to the 900 MHz…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
MAPLEBEAR INC. D/B/A INSTACART · lobbying firm or registrant: EMERGENT STRATEGIES
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 17, 2026 · issue area: Computer Industry
$45,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues related to data privacy, artificial intelligence and machine learning, and antitrust S.3892, Stop Price Gouging in Grocery Stores Act of 2026
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
MAPLEBEAR INC. D/B/A INSTACART · lobbying firm or registrant: EMERGENT STRATEGIES
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Computer Industry
$45,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues related to data privacy, artificial intelligence and machine learning, and antitrust S.3892, Stop Price Gouging in Grocery Stores Act of 2026
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FOOD MARKETPLACE INC · lobbying firm or registrant: FOOD MARKETPLACE INC.
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
$670,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Safety Act H.R. 3149 - App Store Accountability Act H.R. 6333 - Parents Over Platforms Act H.R. 7757 - Kids Internet and Digital Safety (KIDS) Act H.R. 4966 / S. 3892 - Stop Price Gouging in Grocery Store Act of 2026
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing