Anti-Price Gouging Act of 2005
Latest action · Sep 8, 2005 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1779)
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedSep 7, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Anti-Price Gouging Act of 2005 - Amends the Clayton Act to make it unlawful, during any time of national disaster, for a person to sell, lease, or license, or offer to sell, lease, or license, any necessary good or service in the United States at an unconscionable price.
Cosponsors 46
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 7, 2005 to Feb 14, 2006, with 35 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Original | Sep 7, 2005 |
| D-TX | Al Green | Original | Sep 7, 2005 |
| D-NY | Anthony D. Weiner | Original | Sep 7, 2005 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Sep 7, 2005 |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | Sep 7, 2005 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Sep 7, 2005 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Sep 7, 2005 |
| D-MA | Bill Delahunt | Original | Sep 7, 2005 |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Original | Sep 7, 2005 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Sep 7, 2005 |
| D-MI | Carolyn C. Kilpatrick | Original | Sep 7, 2005 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Sep 7, 2005 |
| D-OK | Dan Boren | Original | Sep 7, 2005 |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Original | Sep 7, 2005 |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Original | Sep 7, 2005 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 8, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1779)
- Sep 7, 2005Introduced in House
- Sep 7, 2005Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 7, 2005Introduced in House
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