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COVID–19 Price Gouging Prevention Act

Introduced: April 7, 2020 Introduced by: Schakowsky, Janice D. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Apr 7, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 7, 2020
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now April 7, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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