COVID–19 Price Gouging Prevention Act

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 117th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

D SchakowskySponsor

12 cosponsors · 12 D

3 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

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…

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Feb 1, 2021

COVID–19 Price Gouging Prevention Act

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

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: COVID–19 Price Gouging Prevention Act

Latest action (Feb 2, 2021): Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.

Policy area: Commerce · Origin: House · Introduced: Feb 1, 2021

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.