HR 3681 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

Anti-Price Gouging Act of 2005

Introduced Sep 7, 2005 Originated House Sponsor John Conyers, Jr. D-MI

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

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.

  1. IntroducedSep 7, 2005
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. 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; 35 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalSep 7, 2005
D-TXAl GreenOriginalSep 7, 2005
D-NYAnthony D. WeinerOriginalSep 7, 2005
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalSep 7, 2005
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonOriginalSep 7, 2005
I-VTBernard SandersOriginalSep 7, 2005
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalSep 7, 2005
D-MABill DelahuntOriginalSep 7, 2005
D-CABob FilnerOriginalSep 7, 2005
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalSep 7, 2005
D-MICarolyn C. KilpatrickOriginalSep 7, 2005
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalSep 7, 2005
D-OKDan BorenOriginalSep 7, 2005
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzOriginalSep 7, 2005
D-OHDennis J. KucinichOriginalSep 7, 2005
D-CADiane E. WatsonOriginalSep 7, 2005
D-HIEd CaseOriginalSep 7, 2005
D-MOEmanuel CleaverOriginalSep 7, 2005
D-MSGene TaylorOriginalSep 7, 2005
D-CAGeorge MillerOriginalSep 7, 2005
D-WAJay InsleeOriginalSep 7, 2005
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalSep 7, 2005
D-WAJim McDermottOriginalSep 7, 2005
D-CTJohn B. LarsonOriginalSep 7, 2005
D-NYJose E. SerranoOriginalSep 7, 2005
D-NYJoseph CrowleyOriginalSep 7, 2005
D-INJulia CarsonOriginalSep 7, 2005
D-CALinda T. SánchezOriginalSep 7, 2005
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardOriginalSep 7, 2005
D-MAMartin T. MeehanOriginalSep 7, 2005
D-MAMichael E. CapuanoOriginalSep 7, 2005
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottOriginalSep 7, 2005
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalSep 7, 2005
D-LAWilliam J. JeffersonOriginalSep 7, 2005
D-CAZoe LofgrenOriginalSep 7, 2005
D-NYBrian HigginsSep 8, 2005
D-CAFortney Pete StarkSep 8, 2005
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.Sep 8, 2005
D-CAHoward L. BermanSep 8, 2005
D-RIJames R. LangevinSep 8, 2005
D-CAJane HarmanSep 8, 2005
D-NJSteven R. RothmanSep 8, 2005
D-NCMelvin L. WattSep 13, 2005
D-HINeil AbercrombieSep 13, 2005
D-CADennis A. CardozaOct 7, 2005
D-ILDanny K. DavisFeb 14, 2006

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Sep 7, 2005

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 8, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1779)
  2. Sep 7, 2005Introduced in House
  3. Sep 7, 2005Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E1779John Conyers, Jr. D-MISep 7, 2005

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Clayton Act to make unlawful price gouging for necessary goods and services during Presidentially declared times of national disaster.
Short Titles as Introduced
Anti-Price Gouging Act of 2005

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Sep 7, 2005Introduced in House

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