COVID–19 Price Gouging Prevention Act
USA117th CongressHR-675| House
| Updated: 2/2/2021
Janice D. Schakowsky
Democratic Representative
Illinois
Cosponsors (12)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)David J. Trone (Democratic)Andy Levin (Democratic)Daniel T. Kildee (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)
Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
COVID–19 Price Gouging Prevention Act This bill makes it unlawful for any person to sell or offer for sale a consumer good or service during a public health emergency resulting from COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) at a price that (1) is unconscionably excessive, and (2) indicates that the seller is using the circumstances related to the public health emergency to increase prices unreasonably. The bill provides authority for the Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general to enforce the requirements of this bill.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
Commerce
Cardiovascular and respiratory healthCivil actions and liabilityConsumer affairsEmergency medical services and trauma careInfectious and parasitic diseasesInflation and pricesRetail and wholesale tradesState and local government operations
COVID–19 Price Gouging Prevention Act
USA117th CongressHR-675| House
| Updated: 2/2/2021
COVID–19 Price Gouging Prevention Act This bill makes it unlawful for any person to sell or offer for sale a consumer good or service during a public health emergency resulting from COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) at a price that (1) is unconscionably excessive, and (2) indicates that the seller is using the circumstances related to the public health emergency to increase prices unreasonably. The bill provides authority for the Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general to enforce the requirements of this bill.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
Janice D. Schakowsky
Democratic Representative
Illinois
Cosponsors (12)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)David J. Trone (Democratic)Andy Levin (Democratic)Daniel T. Kildee (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)
Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee
Commerce
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Cardiovascular and respiratory healthCivil actions and liabilityConsumer affairsEmergency medical services and trauma careInfectious and parasitic diseasesInflation and pricesRetail and wholesale tradesState and local government operations