Fair Prices for Local Businesses Act

Christopher Murphy

Democrat · CT · Senator

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• John Fetterman (D-PA)Original· 2026-03-19
• Peter Welch (D-VT)Original· 2026-03-19
• Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)Original· 2026-03-19
• Ruben Gallego (D-AZ)Original· 2026-03-19

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

2026-03-19

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This bill likely aims to protect small local businesses from unfair pricing practices by larger competitors or suppliers. It would probably establish rules or enforcement mechanisms to prevent price discrimination or predatory pricing that disadvantages independent retailers and service providers. The measure affects small business owners, consumers who shop locally, and potentially larger companies that sell to or compete with smaller businesses.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4147 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4147 To strengthen the prohibition on price discrimination under the Clayton Act, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 19, 2026 Mr. Murphy (for himself, Mr. Welch, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Fetterman, and Mr. Blumenthal) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To strengthen the prohibition on price discrimination under the Clayton Act, 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 ``Fair Prices for Local Businesses Act''. SEC. 2. CLAYTON ACT AMENDMENTS. (a) In General.--The Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 12 et seq.) is amended-- (1) in section 2 (15 U.S.C. 13)-- (A) in subsection (a)-- (i) by striking ``in commerce'' each place it appears and inserting ``in commerce or in any activity affecting commerce''; (ii) by striking ``commodities'' each place it appears and inserting ``products or services''; (iii) by inserting ``service provision,'' after ``sale,''; (iv) by striking ``goods, wares, or merchandise'' and inserting ``products or services''; (v) by striking ``goods'' each place it appears and inserting ``products or services''; and (vi) by inserting ``functional discounts or'' after ``due allowance for''; (B) in subsection (b)-- (i) by inserting ``including a person charged with inducing or receiving such discrimination,'' after ``person charged with a violation of this section,''; and (ii) by striking ``: Provided, however, That nothing herein contained shall prevent a seller rebutting the prima-facie case thus made by showing that his lower price or the furnishing of services or facilities to any purchaser or purchasers was made in good faith to meet an equally low price of a competitor, or the services or facilities furnished by a competitor''; (C) in subsection (c)-- (i) by striking ``in commerce'' and inserting ``in commerce or in any activity affecting commerce''; and (ii) by striking ``goods, wares, or merchandise'' and inserting ``products or services''; (D) in subsection (d)-- (i) by striking ``in commerce'' and inserting ``in commerce or in any activity affecting commerce''; and (ii) by striking ``products or commodities'' each place it appears and inserting ``products or services''; (E) in subsection (e)-- (i) by inserting ``engaged in commerce or in any activity affecting commerce'' after ``any person''; and (ii) by striking ``commodity'' each place it appears and inserting ``product or service''; (F) by amending subsection (f) to read as follows: ``(f)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), it shall be unlawful for any person engaged in commerce or in any activity affecting commerce, in the course of such commerce or in the course of any activity affecting commerce, to induce or receive the benefit of any violation of this section. ``(2) In the case of a person with annual retail sales that do not exceed $100,000,000,000, paragraph (1) shall only apply if the person knowingly induced or received the benefit of the violation of this section.''; and (G) by adding at the end the following: ``(g) For purposes of this section-- ``(1) the term `purchase' means to pay or grant anything of value in exchange for a product or service; and ``(2) the term `purchaser' means a person who pays or grants anything of value in exchange for a product or service, whether or not-- ``(A) title passes to the payor or grantor; and ``(B) the payor or grantor exercises dominion or control over the product or service.''; and (2)…

in section 4 (15 U.S.C. 15)-- (A) in subsection (a), by inserting ``and (c)'' after ``Except as provided in subsection (b)''; (B) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and (C) by inserting after subsection (b) the following: ``(c) In an action brought with respect to a violation of any subsection of section 2, the plaintiff, upon a showing of proof that the plaintiff has been unlawfully discriminated against by the defendant-- ``(1) shall conclusively be presumed to have sustained injury and damages equal to the monetary amount or equivalent of the unlawful discrimination; and ``(2) may establish damages in addition to the damages described in paragraph (1), if any, that the plaintiff sustained as a result of the discrimination.''. (b) Applicability.--The amendments made by this Act shall apply to transactions occurring on or after the date of enactment of this Act. <all>

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