Disaster and Emergency Pricing Abuse Prevention Act

United States116th CongressS-3576Senate
Updated: Mar 24, 2020

Summary

Disaster and Emergency Pricing Abuse Prevention Act This bill prohibits a person from selling or offering for sale an essential good or service at a price that is unconscionably excessive during, or in anticipation of, a state of emergency or natural disaster. Additionally, the bill establishes a telephone hotline to receive complaints from the public about potential violations of this prohibition.

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HR-6457: Disaster and Emergency Pricing Abuse Prevention Act

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

  1. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

    Senate

  2. Introduced in Senate

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