FTC must track big firms in food, fuel, housing, and healthcare.
H.R. 10904 — American Cost of Living Defense Act · Filed by Eugene Vindman (D-VA) · Introduced Oct 22, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill tells the Federal Trade Commission to set up a working group. This group will watch how many firms control food, fuel, housing, healthcare, phone service, and bank products. The FTC must publish reports every three years. Each report shows which firms are biggest in each area. It shows where supply chains get stuck. It shows where prices might be set together unfairly.
Who it affects
People who buy food, fuel, housing, and healthcare will see these reports. People who buy phone service and bank products will see them too. The reports help people make smarter choices and help Congress learn about markets.
One thing to notice
The FTC can collect data without the normal government review process. The FTC can pick which fields to watch. It could add more fields later without Congress voting again.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Oct 22, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Oct 22, 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 — The government agency that stops unfair business practices and protects buyers.
- working group — A team of people from different government offices who work together on one job.
- supply chains — The path a product takes from makers to stores to buyers.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (3,893 characters) on Oct 28, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,595 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 2026-10-28.
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