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HR 7277 116th Congress House

Unconscionable Pricing Act

Official title: To prohibit unconscionable pricing of emergency supplies for responders during a Federal emergency period, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 22, 2020 See on congress.gov
Commerce Civil actions and liabilityConsumer affairsDisaster relief and insuranceEmergency medical services and trauma care
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Inflation and pricesPublic contracts and procurementRetail and wholesale tradesState and local government operations
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun 18, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 18, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Unconscionable Pricing Act

This bill makes it unlawful for any person to sell, rent, or lease an emergency supply at an unconscionable price during a federally-declared emergency. A price is unconscionable if (1) it exceeds 10% of the average price for the same or similar emergency supply during the 30 days before the emergency was declared, and (2) such price increase is not related to the reasonable costs incurred to sell or rent the supply.

The bill grants the Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general the authority to enforce compliance with the requirements of this bill.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 6
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Chu, Judy
California · Oct 20, 2020
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Oct 20, 2020
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Carson, André
Indiana · Oct 6, 2020
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Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Jun 22, 2020
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jun 18, 2020
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Meng, Grace
New York · Jun 18, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7277: Unconscionable Pricing Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7277/
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"H.R. 7277: Unconscionable Pricing Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7277/.
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H.R. 7277, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7277/.
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