H.R. 6450

Referred to Committee

Price Gouging Prevention Act

Introduced 4/3/2020•116th Congress•House

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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

4/3/2020 • House

Summary

Price Gouging Prevention Act

This bill makes it unlawful for any person to sell, or offer for sale, a consumer good during a federally-declared emergency at a price that (1) exceeds 10% of the price charged by similarly-situated sellers of such good during the 120 days before the emergency was declared. However, such a price increase may not be a violation if the increase is (1) attributable to additional costs incurred by the seller to provide the consumer good, or (2) is not more than 10% greater than a combination of the total cost incurred by the seller and the customary price markup of the good.

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

Introduced in House • 4/3/2020

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Topics & Subjects

Policy Area: Commerce

Civil actions and liabilityConsumer affairsDisaster relief and insuranceEmergency medical services and trauma careInflation and pricesRetail and wholesale tradesState and local government operations