3.0.0 6346 2021-06-07T20:04:40Z 2021-06-07T20:04:40Z House H HR 2008-06-23 110 hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2008-06-23T16:30:35Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee Referred to 2008-06-23T12:56:33Z hsif17 Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee Referred to 2008-06-23T12:56:28Z Referred to 2008-06-23T16:30:30Z Federal Price Gouging Prevention Act 110 1252 HR 2007-06-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities. Related bill House 2008-06-24 18:17:05 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) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 448 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2008/roll448.xml House 110 2008-06-24T22:17:05Z 2 2008-06-24 18:17:05 Failed of passage/not agreed to in House: 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) Floor 9000 9 Library of Congress 448 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2008/roll448.xml House 110 2008-06-24T22:17:05Z 2 2008-06-24 18:07:49 Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5964-5965) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2008-06-24 14:41:49 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 2008-06-24 13:55:33 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6346. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2008-06-24 13:55:26 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5934-5940) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2008-06-24 13:55:16 Mr. Stupak moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2008-06-23 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 2008-06-23 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 2008-06-23 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 2008-06-23 hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality. Committee 2008-06-23 hsif17 Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection. Committee 2008-06-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-06-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001045 Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1] BART STUPAK D MI 1 N Commerce Civil actions and liability Consumer protection Crime and Law Enforcement Emergency Management Energy Energy assistance for the poor Energy prices Energy supplies Fines (Penalties) Fraud Gasoline Law Parties to actions Petroleum Petroleum industry Profit Restrictive trade practices Retail trade Service stations Social Welfare Wholesale trade Commerce 00 2008-06-23 Introduced in House 2008-06-25T15:08:24Z Federal Price Gouging Prevention Act - 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 of up to 30 days, with renewals allowed, and to cite the geographic area, gasoline or other petroleum distillate, and time period covered.

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

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

Empowers the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and state attorneys general to enforce this Act and provides for civil and criminal penalties, limiting the criminal penalty to criminal actions brought by the Department of Justice (DOJ).

Allows a state to bring a civil action to enforce this Act or to impose civil penalties.

Requires deposit of fines and penalties collected under this Act in a separate Consumer Relief Trust Fund fund in the Treasury to provide assistance under the Low Income Home Energy Assistance (LIHEAP) Program.

Declares that nothing in this Act preempts state law.

]]> Federal Price Gouging Prevention Act Short Titles as Introduced Federal Price Gouging Prevention Act Display Title Federal Price Gouging Prevention Act Official Title as Introduced To protect consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2008-06-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr6346ih/xml/BILLS-110hr6346ih.xml 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 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.