Consumer Affordability and Pricing Concessions Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 10286 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                               H. R. 10286

   To require certain publicly funded stadiums to limit the price of 
          concessions sold to patrons, and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 3, 2026

 Ms. Scholten introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL

 
   To require certain publicly funded stadiums to limit the price of 
          concessions sold to patrons, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Consumer Affordability and Pricing 
Concessions Act''.

SEC. 2. RULES FOR COVERED STADIUMS.

    (a) Rules.--
            (1) Requirements.--A covered stadium shall--
                    (A) for any commercial lease with respect to the 
                covered stadium, to the extent possible, ensure that 
                any contract for concessions services encourages a 
                provider of concessions services to make available to 
                small businesses concessions locations for lease or 
                sublicense; and
                    (B) for any concessions sold or offered for sale at 
                the covered stadium by an entity pursuant to a lease 
                described in subparagraph (A), ensure the price of such 
                concessions is not more than 7 percent higher than 
                market rate.
            (2) Prohibition.--
                    (A) In general.--A covered stadium, with respect to 
                a small business, may not charge a fee for the right to 
                sell or offer for sale any concessions to a patron who 
                attends an event at the covered stadium.
                    (B) Rule of construction.--Nothing in subparagraph 
                (A) may be construed to prohibit any agreement with 
                respect to--
                            (i) the reimbursement of actual operating 
                        costs, utility charges, or equipment purchases 
                        or improvements; or
                            (ii) a commercial lease.
    (b) Enforcement.--
            (1) Unfair or deceptive acts or practices.--A violation of 
        subsection (a) shall be treated as a violation of a regulation 
        under section 18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade Commission Act 
        (15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)) regarding unfair or deceptive acts or 
        practices.
            (2) Powers of the commission.--The Commission shall enforce 
        subsection (a) in the same manner, by the same means, and with 
        the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties as though all 
        applicable terms and provisions of the Federal Trade Commission 
        Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) were incorporated into and made a 
        part of this section, and any person who violates such 
        subsection shall be subject to the penalties and entitled to 
        the privileges and immunities provided in the Federal Trade 
        Commission Act.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Commercial lease.--The term ``commercial lease'' means 
        a lease, license, sublicense or other agreement for the purpose 
        of renting a space to sell concessions.
            (2) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal 
        Trade Commission.
            (3) Concessions.--The term ``concessions'' has the same 
        meaning given the term ``food'' in section 201 of the Federal 
        Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321).
            (4) Covered stadium.--The term ``covered stadium''--
                    (A) means a venue that--
                            (i) receives public funding; and
                            (ii) has a capacity of at least 10,000 
                        seats; and
                    (B) does not include any venue at an institution of 
                higher education (as defined in section 101 of the 
                Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)).
            (5) Market rate.--The term ``market rate'', with respect to 
        a good or service sold or offered for sale, means the price of 
        a comparable good or service sold or offered for sale in the 
        nearest metropolitan area (as determined by the Office of 
        Management and Budget).
            (6) Public funding.--The term ``public funding'' includes 
        the following:
                    (A) A Federal grant.
                    (B) A Federal subsidy.
                    (C) A tax exemption.
                    (D) A tax abatement.
                    (E) A tax-exempt bond issuance.
            (7) Small business.--The term ``small business'' has the 
        meaning given the term ``small business concern'' in section 3 
        of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632).
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