HR 675 United States House · 117th Congress

COVID–19 Price Gouging Prevention Act

Summary

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.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2021

Committee Review

Floor Vote

President

Introduced Feb 1, 2021 Last action Feb 2, 2021

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Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

3

Key actions

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Committee

2

Feb 2, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.

lower

Feb 1, 2021

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

lower

Feb 1, 2021

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 12 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role

Legislator

Party

State

District

Janice D. Schakowsky

Daniel T. Kildee

David N. Cicilline

Frank Pallone, Jr.

Jesús G. "Chuy" García