Price Gouging Prevention Act of 2022

Bill Number

HR 7736

Introduced

May 12, 2022

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Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period t ...

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Appropriations Business expenses Business records Civil actions and liability Civil disturbances Commerce Conflicts and wars Consumer affairs Corporate finance and management Electric power generation and transmission Emergency medical services and trauma care Energy prices Energy storage, supplies, demand Evidence and witnesses Executive agency funding and structure Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Government information and archives Inflation and prices Labor-management relations Military operations and strategy Natural disasters Retail and wholesale trades Securities State and local government operations

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Price Gouging Prevention Act of 2022

This bill generally makes it unlawful to sell or offer for sale a good or service at an unconscionably excessive price during an exceptional market shock.

The bill also provides additional funding to the Federal Trade Commission.

Actions

May 12, 2022

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 12, 2022

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