HR 6472
116th Congress
House
Commerce
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Civil actions and liability
Consumer affairs
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Inflation and prices
Retail and wholesale trades
State and local government operations
COVID–19 Price Gouging Prevention Act
Introduced: April 7, 2020
Introduced by:
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Democratic
· Illinois
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 7, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 7, 2020
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Committees of jurisdiction
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