Bill · H.J.Res. 203· House(119-HJRES-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.
- Introduced
- 7/21/2026
- Last activity
- 7/21/2026 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Sponsored by
- Becca Balint
- Cosponsors
- - 2 - 3
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This joint resolution directs the Federal Trade Commission to conduct an investigation into the fire truck manufacturing industry. The goal is to look into potential anticompetitive practices and violations of antitrust laws. The investigation must specifically address issues like price fixing, price gouging, and monopolization. The Federal Trade Commission is required to report its findings to the House and Senate Committees on the Judiciary within one year. Additionally, the report should include recommendations for potential legislation or remedial actions.
Yes· 3 of 5
Does this give people more protection from unfair business practices?+4
The investigation targets price fixing and monopolization to protect buyers from unfair practices.
Does this make it easier to run a small business?+3
The bill seeks to investigate how market consolidation and price gouging harm small businesses.
Would business owners be better off under this?+3
The investigation may help small businesses face more competitive pricing in the fire truck market.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Addressing Safety Concerns: By investigating the industry, the bill aims to address issues where rising costs and delivery backlogs have forced fire departments to use outdated trucks, which threatens firefighter and public safety (Section 1).
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Investigating Price and Supply Issues: The investigation seeks to determine the extent of practices such as price fixing, price gouging, and monopolization that have allegedly caused truck prices to rise far beyond inflation (Section 1A).
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Identifying Economic Harms: The Federal Trade Commission will report on how these practices affect fire fighters, fire departments, States, municipalities, and small businesses (Section 1B).
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Potential for New Solutions: The resolution directs the commission to provide recommendations for new legislation or other remedial actions to fix these industry issues (Section 1C).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Reporting of Non-Responsive Companies: If a company being investigated does not provide timely answers to information requests, the Federal Trade Commission will report on that company's conduct to the House and Senate Committees on the Judiciary (Section 2).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Consumer Protection+4Improves Small Business Support+3Improves Economic Growth+2
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Business Owners+3
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Government Transparency+3
- 10/9/2026
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 8/10/2026
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 7/21/2026
- Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in House
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