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Price Gouging Prevention Act

Introduced: April 3, 2020 Introduced by: Neguse, Joe Democratic · Colorado See on congress.gov
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Apr 3, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 3, 2020
Introduced in House
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Price Gouging Prevention Act

This bill 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.

What's happening now April 3, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 3853 Related bill Price Gouging Prevention Act
  • HR 6472 Related bill COVID–19 Price Gouging Prevention Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 8
D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Jun 4, 2020
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · May 26, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 14, 2020
 D
Escobar, Veronica
Texas · May 8, 2020
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · May 8, 2020
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · May 8, 2020
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Apr 10, 2020
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Apr 7, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6450: Price Gouging Prevention Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6450/
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"H.R. 6450: Price Gouging Prevention Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6450/.
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H.R. 6450, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6450/.
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