3.0.0 1743 2023-01-13T04:50:00Z 2023-01-13T04:50:00Z Senate S S 2005-09-21 109 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2005-09-21T20:06:48Z 2005-09-21 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10300) IntroReferral 2005-09-21 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10299-10300) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-09-21 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S001142 Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] GORDON SMITH R OR H. N Commerce Aviation fuels Diesel motor Disaster relief Emergency Management Energy Energy prices Fines (Penalties) Gasoline Governmental investigations Heating Hurricane aftermath legislation Law Petroleum Petroleum industry Profit Restrictive trade practices Service stations Transportation and Public Works Commerce 00 2005-09-21 Introduced in Senate 2005-09-27T21:48:25Z Post-Disaster Consumer Protection Act of 2005 - Makes it unlawful for a supplier to sell, or to offer to sell, any oil or gas product at an unconscionably excessive price ("price gouging") during the 30-day period following declaration of a major disaster by the President.

Defines "unconscionably excessive price" as one that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) determines represents a gross disparity between the price charged by a supplier for that product after a major disaster is declared and the average price the supplier charged for that product in the affected area during the 30-day period immediately before the disaster declaration.

Empowers the FTC to: (1) treat a violation of this Act as an unfair or deceptive act or practice prohibited under the Federal Trade Commission Act (ACT); and (2) prevent any person from violating this Act in the same manner as provided under the Federal Trade Commission Act.

Subjects a violator of this Act to the penalties provided in the Federal Trade Commission Act.

]]> Post-Disaster Consumer Protection Act of 2005 Display Title Post-Disaster Consumer Protection Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced A bill to authorize the Federal Trade Commission to investigate and assess penalties for price gouging with respect to oil and gas products. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Post-Disaster Consumer Protection Act of 2005 Popular Titles Price Gouging bill 9 Library of Congress Introduced in Senate 2005-09-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s1743is/xml/BILLS-109s1743is.xml 2005-09-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10300) 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.