3.0.0 1252 2023-01-11T20:01:39Z 2023-01-11T20:01:39Z House H HR 2007-02-28 110 hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed04 Healthy Families and Communities Subcommittee Referred to 2007-06-05T15:27:42Z Referred to 2007-02-28T15:00:45Z sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-05-24T19:12:24Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif17 Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee Referred to 2007-03-01T20:31:15Z Referred to 2007-02-28T15:00:40Z Federal Price Gouging Prevention Act 110 6346 HR 2008-06-24 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 276 - 146 (Roll no. 448). (text: CR H5934-5935) 18:17:05 Related bill House 2007-06-05 hsed04 Healthy Families and Communities Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities. Committee 2007-05-24 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2007-05-23 13:30:44 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2007-05-23 13:30:42 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 284 - 141 (Roll no. 404). (text: CR H5628-5629) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 404 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2007/roll404.xml House 110 2007-05-23T17:30:42Z 1 2007-05-23 13:30:42 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 284 - 141 (Roll no. 404).(text: CR H5628-5629) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 404 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2007/roll404.xml House 110 2007-05-23T17:30:42Z 1 2007-05-23 13:20:05 Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5647) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2007-05-23 11:19:58 At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed. Floor H37220 2 House floor actions 2007-05-23 10:29:39 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1252. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2007-05-23 10:29:37 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5628-5636) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2007-05-23 10:28:57 Mr. Rush moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2007-03-01 hsif17 Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection. Committee 2007-02-28 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2007-02-28 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2007-02-28 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2007-02-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-02-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001045 Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1] BART STUPAK D MI 1 N B000657 Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9] RICK BOUCHER D VA 9 2007-02-28 True E000179 Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-17] ELIOT ENGEL D NY L. 17 2007-02-28 True A000357 Rep. Allen, Thomas H. [D-ME-1] THOMAS ALLEN D ME H. 1 2007-02-28 True S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2007-02-28 True M000133 Rep. Markey, Edward J. 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Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-18] NITA LOWEY D NY M. 18 2007-05-17 False D000598 Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53] SUSAN DAVIS D CA A. 53 2007-05-17 False M001169 Rep. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT-5] Christopher Murphy D CT S. 5 2007-05-21 False S001169 Rep. Sestak, Joe [D-PA-7] Joe Sestak D PA 7 2007-05-21 False D000216 Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] ROSA DELAURO D CT 3 2007-05-21 False E000288 Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] Keith Ellison D MN 5 2007-05-21 False A000363 Rep. Arcuri, Michael A. [D-NY-24] Michael Arcuri D NY A. 24 2007-05-21 False H001039 Rep. Hall, John J. [D-NY-19] John Hall D NY J. 19 2007-05-21 False E000287 Rep. Emanuel, Rahm [D-IL-5] Rahm Emanuel D IL 5 2007-05-21 False H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-23] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 23 2007-05-23 False Commerce Administrative procedure Civil actions and liability Consumer education Crime and Law Enforcement Electronic government information Emergency Management Energy Energy assistance for the poor Energy prices Energy supplies Federal Trade Commission Fines (Penalties) Fraud Gas industry Gasoline Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Independent regulatory commissions Law Market manipulation Natural gas Parties to actions Petroleum Petroleum industry Profit Restrictive trade practices Retail trade Service stations Social Welfare Wholesale trade Commerce 00 2007-02-28 Introduced in House 2007-04-04T17:17:41Z Federal Price Gouging Prevention Act - Makes it unlawful for any person to sell crude oil, gasoline, natural gas, or petroleum distillates at a price that: (1) is unconscionably excessive; or (2) indicates the seller is taking unfair advantage unusual market conditions or the circumstances of an emergency to increase prices unreasonably.

Declares unlawful: (1) intentional reporting of false price information concerning wholesale prices of such products; and (2) market manipulation regarding the purchase or sale at wholesale of such products.

Empowers the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and State Attorneys General to enforce this Act.

Sets forth civil and criminal penalties for violations of this Act.

Requires fines and penalties collected under this Act to be deposited in a separate fund in the treasury to be known as the Consumer Relief Trust Fund to provide assistance under the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) administered by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

Declares that nothing in this Act preempts state law.

Directs the FTC to facilitate price transparency in wholesale markets for the sale of crude oil and essential petroleum products.

]]> 36 2007-05-23 Passed House amended 2010-01-15T16:33:23Z Federal Price Gouging Prevention Act - (Sec. 2) Makes it unlawful during a period proclaimed by the President as an energy emergency to sell gasoline or any other petroleum distillate at a price that: (1) is unconscionably excessive; or (2) indicates the seller is taking unfair advantage of the circumstances of an emergency to increase prices unreasonably.

Authorizes the President to issue an energy emergency proclamation and to cite the geographic area covered, the gasoline or other petroleum distillate covered, and the time period that it shall be in effect.

Limits such proclamation to a period of up to 30 consecutive days, but authorizes renewals of up to 30 days.

Authorizes a proclamation to include a period of up to one week preceding a reasonably foreseeable emergency.

Sets forth factors to be considered in determining whether a violation of this Act has occurred.

Declares unlawful any false or misleading reporting to a federal agency of price information with actual knowledge, or knowledge fairly implied on the basis of objective circumstances, that such information is false or misleading.

Exempts from this Act a sale of gasoline or other petroleum distillate transaction on a futures market.

(Sec. 3) Empowers the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and state attorneys general to enforce this Act.

Subjects any person who violates this Act to specified civil and criminal penalties.

States that the criminal penalty may be imposed only pursuant to a criminal action brought by the Attorney General or other officer of the Department of Justice.

(Sec. 5) Provides that a state, as parens patriae, may bring a civil action in federal district court to enforce the unconscionable pricing prohibition of this Act, or to impose the civil penalties authorized by this Act, whenever the state's attorney general has reason to believe that the interests of state residents have been or are being threatened or adversely affected by a violation of this Act, or a regulation under it, which involves a retail sale.

(Sec. 6) Requires fines and penalties collected under this Act to be deposited in a separate Consumer Relief Trust Fund in the Treasury to provide assistance under the Low Income Home Energy Assistance (LIHEAP) Program administered by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

(Sec. 7) Declares that nothing in this Act preempts state law.

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