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116th Congress
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Disaster and Emergency Pricing Abuse Prevention Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 24, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Mar 24, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Disaster and Emergency Pricing Abuse Prevention Act
This bill prohibits a person from selling or offering for sale an essential good or service at a price that is unconscionably excessive during, or in anticipation of, a state of emergency or natural disaster. Additionally, the bill establishes a telephone hotline to receive complaints from the public about potential violations of this prohibition.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Committees of jurisdiction
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