Federal Price Gouging Prevention Act of 2013
Latest action · May 24, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
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.
- IntroducedMay 21, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Federal Price Gouging Prevention Act of 2013 - Makes it unlawful for any person, during a proclaimed international crisis affecting the oil market, to sell gasoline or any other petroleum distillate at a price that: (1) is unconscionably excessive, and (2) indicates the seller is taking unfair advantage of the circumstances of the crisis to increase prices unreasonably.
Authorizes the President to issue such a proclamation citing the geographic area, gasoline or other petroleum distillate, and time period (not to exceed 30 consecutive days) covered. Permits such a proclamation to be renewed as the President determines appropriate and to include a period of up to one week preceding a reasonably foreseeable emergency.
Sets forth factors to be considered in determining if a violation of this Act has occurred. Requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to enforce a violation of this Act as an unfair or deceptive act or practice and to give priority to enforcement actions concerning companies with U.S. sales over $10 billion per year. Prescribes civil and criminal penalties for violations, but limits the criminal penalty to criminal actions brought by the Department of Justice (DOJ).
Authorizes a state to bring a civil action to enforce this Act.
Declares that nothing in this Act preempts any state law.
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 21, 2013 to Jul 16, 2013; 9 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Original | May 21, 2013 |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Original | May 21, 2013 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | May 21, 2013 |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Original | May 21, 2013 |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Original | May 21, 2013 |
| D-KY | John A. Yarmuth | Original | May 21, 2013 |
| D-MA | John F. Tierney | Original | May 21, 2013 |
| D-WV | Nick J. Rahall II | Original | May 21, 2013 |
| D-MN | Timothy J. Walz | Original | May 21, 2013 |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | May 23, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | May 23, 2013 | |
| D-CA | George Miller | Jun 25, 2013 | |
| D-CT | Elizabeth H. Esty | Jul 16, 2013 | |
| D-IN | Peter J. Visclosky | Jul 16, 2013 | |
| D-MI | Sander M. Levin | Jul 16, 2013 | |
| D-IL | William L. Enyart | Jul 16, 2013 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred May 21, 2013 |
| Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee | Referred May 24, 2013 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 24, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
- May 21, 2013Introduced in House
- May 21, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
In the Congressional Record 2
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H4998 | Alcee L. Hastings D-FL, Timothy H. Bishop D-NY | Jul 24, 2013 |
| House | Debate and remarks H2859 | Jared Polis D-CO | May 22, 2013 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H2839.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 113-73 | H.R. 1776, ``CLEAR CREEK NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AND CONSERVATION ACT''; H.R. 2175, ``WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL PRAYER ACT OF 2013''; H.R. 2489, ``OREGON CAVES REVITALIZATION ACT OF 2013''; AND H.R. 3806, ``GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK AGREEMENT ACT OF 2013''58 pages | Natural Resources Committee | May 20, 2014 |
| S. Hrg. 113-93 | MISCELLANEOUS PARKS BILLS79 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Jul 31, 2013 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To protect consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Federal Price Gouging Prevention Act of 2013
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 21, 2013Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
