3.0.0 3808 2023-01-13T04:50:11Z 2023-01-13T04:50:11Z House H HR 2005-09-15 109 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2005-10-17T15:14:43Z Referred to 2005-09-15T14:02:15Z 2005-10-17 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Committee 2005-09-15 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2005-09-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-09-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress N000081 Rep. Ney, Robert W. [R-OH-18] BOB NEY R OH 18 N Crime and Law Enforcement Civil actions and liability Commerce Disasters Economics and Public Finance Emergency Management Fines (Penalties) Hurricane aftermath legislation Law Prices Profit Prosecution Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2005-09-15 Introduced in House 2005-09-19T20:31:37Z Prohibiting Reprehensible Increases in Costs of Essentials (PRICE) Act of 2005 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit price gouging in a time and place of disaster (as declared by the President or the chief executive of a state). Defines "price gouging" as charging a grossly disproportionate price (25 percent higher than the average price during the 30 days immediately prior to the declared emergency).

Makes it a defense to such a prosecution that the increase in the amount charged is attributable to: (1) additional costs incurred in connection with the rental or sale of the commodity or rental or lease of any dwelling unit or self-storage facility; or (2) national or international market trends.

]]> Prohibiting Reprehensible Increases in Costs of Essentials (PRICE) Act of 2005 Display Title Prohibiting Reprehensible Increases in Costs of Essentials (PRICE) Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide criminal penalties for price gouging during times of disaster. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Prohibiting Reprehensible Increases in Costs of Essentials (PRICE) Act of 2005 Introduced in House 2005-09-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr3808ih/xml/BILLS-109hr3808ih.xml 2005-10-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.