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COVID–19 Price Gouging Prevention Act

Introduced: April 10, 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
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 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.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 6450 Related bill Price Gouging Prevention Act
  • HR 6379 Related bill Workforce Emergency Response Act of 2020
  • HR 6800 Related bill The Heroes Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 24
All 24 Democratic 19
DEFAZIO, PETER
· Sep 1, 2020
Speier, Jackie
· Sep 1, 2020
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Jul 13, 2020
 D
Craig, Angie
Minnesota · Apr 14, 2020
 D
Fletcher, Lizzie
Texas · Apr 14, 2020
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Apr 14, 2020
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Apr 14, 2020
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Apr 14, 2020
Sarbanes, John
· Apr 14, 2020
 D
Stanton, Greg
Arizona · Apr 14, 2020
 D
Crow, Jason
Colorado · Apr 10, 2020
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Apr 10, 2020
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Apr 10, 2020
Kennedy, Joseph
· Apr 10, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 10, 2020
RYAN, TIM
· Apr 10, 2020
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Apr 10, 2020
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Apr 10, 2020
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Apr 10, 2020
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Apr 10, 2020
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Apr 10, 2020
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Apr 7, 2020
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Apr 7, 2020
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Apr 7, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6472: COVID–19 Price Gouging Prevention Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6472/
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