Congress asks FTC to study fire truck maker pricing
H.J.Res. 203 — Directing the Federal Trade Commission to investigate and report on anticompetitive practices and violations of the antitrust laws in the fire truck manufacturing industry. · Filed by Becca Balint (D-VT) · 3 cosponsors · Introduced Jul 21, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This joint resolution tells the Federal Trade Commission to investigate fire truck makers. The FTC must study pricing, market control, and delivery times. The FTC must report back within one year. It must suggest new laws if needed.
Who it affects
Fire departments are affected. They have had trouble buying new trucks. Prices went up and wait times grew long.
One thing to notice
Three companies control 70 to 80 percent of the market. Prices rose from 500,000 dollars to nearly 1,000,000 dollars for pumper trucks. Delivery times reached 4.5 years.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
3 cosponsors: 2 Republicans, 1 Democrats.
- Jul 21, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jul 21, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- Federal Trade Commission — A government agency that checks whether companies follow fair competition rules.
- joint resolution — A formal order passed by both houses of Congress that directs a government agency to act.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (5,135 characters) on Jul 22, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,206 analysed bills.
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As of — page rendered 2026-09-17.
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