COVID–19 Price Gouging Prevention Act
USA116th CongressHR-6472| House
| Updated: 4/7/2020
Janice D. Schakowsky
Democratic Representative
Illinois
Cosponsors (31)
Tim Ryan (Democratic)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Robin L. Kelly (Democratic)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)David J. Trone (Democratic)Jackie Speier (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Ben Ray Luján (Democratic)David Scott (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Angie Craig (Democratic)Thomas R. Suozzi (Democratic)John P. Sarbanes (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Greg Stanton (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Diana DeGette (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Lizzie Fletcher (Democratic)Jason Crow (Democratic)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)
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.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy 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
USA116th CongressHR-6472| House
| Updated: 4/7/2020
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.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Janice D. Schakowsky
Democratic Representative
Illinois
Cosponsors (31)
Tim Ryan (Democratic)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Robin L. Kelly (Democratic)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)David J. Trone (Democratic)Jackie Speier (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Ben Ray Luján (Democratic)David Scott (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Angie Craig (Democratic)Thomas R. Suozzi (Democratic)John P. Sarbanes (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Greg Stanton (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Diana DeGette (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Lizzie Fletcher (Democratic)Jason Crow (Democratic)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)
Energy and Commerce Committee
Commerce
Related Bills
- 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