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Preventing Pandemic Profiting Act

Introduced: March 12, 2020 Introduced by: Smith, Jason Republican · Missouri See on congress.gov
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Preventing Pandemic Profiting Act

This bill creates a new criminal offense for price gouging during a state of emergency.

Specifically, in a location that has received a state of emergency declaration, the bill prohibits the sale of certain goods or services—those vital and necessary for consumer health, safety, and welfare—at an unconscionably excessive price (e.g., a price higher than the average price during the 30-day period before the emergency declaration was made).

A violator is subject to fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both.

What's happening now March 12, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Mar 12, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6264: Preventing Pandemic Profiting Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6264/
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"H.R. 6264: Preventing Pandemic Profiting Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6264/.
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H.R. 6264, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6264/.
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[H.R. 6264: Preventing Pandemic Profiting Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6264/)
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