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HR 3681 109th Congress House

Anti-Price Gouging Act of 2005

Official title: To amend the Clayton Act to make unlawful price gouging for necessary goods and services during Presidentially declared times of national disaster.

Introduced: September 7, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Sep 8, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1779)
Sep 7, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 7, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 8, 2005

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1779)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Anti-Price Gouging Act of 2005 - Amends the Clayton Act to make it unlawful, during any time of national disaster, for a person to sell, lease, or license, or offer to sell, lease, or license, any necessary good or service in the United States at an unconscionable price.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 24
All 24 Democratic 15 Independent 1
D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Feb 14, 2006
Cardoza, Dennis
· Oct 7, 2005
WATT, MELVIN
· Sep 13, 2005
HARMAN, JANE
· Sep 8, 2005
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Sep 8, 2005
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Sep 7, 2005
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Sep 7, 2005
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Sep 7, 2005
INSLEE, JAY
· Sep 7, 2005
KILPATRICK, CAROLYN
· Sep 7, 2005
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Sep 7, 2005
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 7, 2005
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Sep 7, 2005
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Sep 7, 2005
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Sep 7, 2005
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Sep 7, 2005
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Sep 7, 2005
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Sep 7, 2005
TAYLOR, GENE
· Sep 7, 2005
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Sep 7, 2005
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Sep 7, 2005
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Sep 7, 2005
Watson, Diane
· Sep 7, 2005
WEINER, ANTHONY
· Sep 7, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3681: Anti-Price Gouging Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3681/
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"H.R. 3681: Anti-Price Gouging Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3681/.
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H.R. 3681, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3681/.
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