HR 6472 · 116th Congress · Commerce

COVID–19 Price Gouging Prevention Act

Introduced 2020-04-07· Sponsored by Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.(2020-04-07)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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.…

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Cosponsors (20)

20 Democrats
Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6]NJ
Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]RI
Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10]NY
Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29]CA
Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3]NM
Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7]AZ
Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]IL
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]DC
Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]VA
Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]NY
Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4]MA
Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3]AZ
Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13]GA
Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large]VT
Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3]NY
Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]OH
Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]FL
Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6]CO
Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]CO
Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]FL