3.0.0 1717 2023-01-13T04:50:01Z 2023-01-13T04:50:01Z Senate S S 2005-09-19 109 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2005-09-19T20:32:33Z 2005-09-19 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2005-09-19 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000596 Sen. Dayton, Mark [D-MN] MARK DAYTON D MN N Commerce Civil actions and liability Consumer complaints Crime and Law Enforcement Disaster relief Emergency Management Energy Energy prices Fines (Penalties) Gasoline Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Hurricane aftermath legislation Informers Law Petroleum Petroleum industry Restrictive trade practices Commerce 00 2005-09-19 Introduced in Senate 2005-09-22T21:09:19Z Oil and Gas Price Gouging Prevention Act of 2005 - States that it is unlawful during the period of a major disaster or emergency designated by the President to increase the price of any oil or gas product more than 15 percent above its price immediately prior to the declaration, unless such increase is attributable to additional costs incurred by either the seller or national or international market trends.

Instructs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to establish procedures to report violations of this Act, including links on its Internet website and a toll-free telephone number.

Subjects violations of this Act to maximum criminal penalties of $10 million if a corporation, or, if any other person, $350,000, or imprisonment, or both.

Authorizes the FTC to impose a maximum civil penalty of $5,000 for each such violation. States that each day of violation shall constitute a separate offense.

Authorizes state Attorneys General to bring a civil action for a violation of this Act.

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