Bill caps stadium food prices and stops charging small vendors fees.
H.R. 10286 — Consumer Affordability and Pricing Concessions Act · Filed by Hillary Scholten (D-MI) · Introduced Sep 3, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill sets rules for big sports stadiums that get public money. Stadiums must keep food and drink prices no more than 7% higher than nearby prices. Small businesses can sell at stadiums without paying entry fees. Stadiums can still charge for real costs like electricity. The Federal Trade Commission enforces these rules.
Who it affects
Fans at stadiums pay less for snacks and drinks. Small food vendors can work at stadiums without paying entry fees. Publicly funded stadiums must follow the new price rules.
One thing to notice
The bill counts tax breaks as public funding. This may affect more stadiums than those getting direct government money. The bill does not say what happens if stadiums break the rules.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Sep 3, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Sep 3, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- publicly funded — Paid for with tax money or tax breaks from the government.
- Federal Trade Commission — A government agency that stops unfair business practices and protects buyers.
- small businesses — Companies that are smaller than big corporations, often with few workers.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (3,131 characters) on Sep 5, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,522 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-22.
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