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HR 675 117th Congress House

COVID–19 Price Gouging Prevention Act

Official title: To prohibit price gouging in connection with the public health emergency resulting from COVID-19, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 1, 2021 Introduced by: Schakowsky, Janice D. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
Commerce Cardiovascular and respiratory healthCivil actions and liabilityConsumer affairsEmergency medical services and trauma care
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Infectious and parasitic diseasesInflation and pricesRetail and wholesale tradesState and local government operations
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This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Feb 2, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
Feb 1, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 1, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 2, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.

 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.

The bill provides authority for the Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general to enforce the requirements of this bill.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 8
Kildee, Daniel
· May 10, 2022
Levin, Andy
· Apr 7, 2022
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Mar 2, 2022
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Mar 1, 2022
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Feb 7, 2022
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Feb 7, 2022
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Feb 3, 2022
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Jan 18, 2022
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Feb 1, 2021
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Feb 1, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 675: COVID–19 Price Gouging Prevention Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-675/
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"H.R. 675: COVID–19 Price Gouging Prevention Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-675/.
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H.R. 675, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-675/.
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