Price Gouging Prevention Act
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HR 6450 — Price Gouging Prevention Act
Last action — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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Died in session
This bill died with 116th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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Summary
Makes it unlawful for any person to sell, or offer for sale, a consumer good during a federally-declared emergency at a price that (1) exceeds 10% of the price charged by similarly-situated sellers of such good during the 120 days before the emergency was declared. However, such a price increase may not be a violation if the increase is (1) attributable to additional costs incurred by the seller to provide the consumer good, or (2) is not more than 10% greater than a combination of the total cost incurred by the seller and the customary price markup of the good.The bill grants the Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general the authority to enforce compliance with the requirements of this bill.
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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Introduced in House
Sponsors
- Joseph Neguse · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
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Frequently asked questions
- What does HR 6450 do?
- Makes it unlawful for any person to sell, or offer for sale, a consumer good during a federally-declared emergency at a price that (1) exceeds 10% of the price charged by similarly-situated sellers of such good during the 120 days before the emergency was declared. However, such a price increase may not be a violation if the increase is (1) attributable to additional costs incurred by the seller to provide the consumer good, or (2) is not more than 10% greater than a combination of the total cost incurred by the seller and the customary price markup of the good.The bill grants the Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general the authority to enforce compliance with the requirements of this bill.
- Who sponsors HR 6450?
- HR 6450 is sponsored by Joseph Neguse (D).
- What is the current status of HR 6450?
- This bill died with 116th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track HR 6450?
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