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H.R.675: COVID–19 Price Gouging Prevention Act
About This Bill
- Introduced Feb. 1, 2021
- Latest Major Action Feb. 2, 2021
- See the one similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
12 (All Democrats)
Bill Version
- Introduced in House - Feb. 1, 2021
Bill 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...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
Date | Description |
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Feb. 2, 2021 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
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Feb. 1, 2021 |
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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Feb. 1, 2021 |
Introduced in the House by Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) |