3.0.0 94 2023-01-11T20:04:05Z 2023-01-11T20:04:05Z Senate S S 2007-01-04 110 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-01-04T20:39:32Z 2007-01-04 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2007-01-04 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000888 Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] THEODORE STEVENS R AK F. N Commerce Administrative procedure Crime and Law Enforcement Energy Energy prices Energy supplies Federal Trade Commission Fines (Penalties) Gasoline Government Operations and Politics Independent regulatory commissions Law Petroleum Petroleum industry Profit Restrictive trade practices Small business Commerce 00 2007-01-04 Introduced in Senate 2007-03-06T21:11:08Z Gasoline Consumer Anti-price-gouging Protection Act - Makes it unlawful for any supplier to increase the price for gasoline or petroleum distillates in an area covered by: (1) an emergency proclamation issued by the President that an abnormal market has or is expected to occur; or (2) a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) emergency order that an abnormal market disruption affecting more than one state has or is expected to occur. Makes such prohibition inapplicable to justifiable increases. Authorizes the President or FTC to issue such proclamations or orders.

Provides: (1) prohibition enforcement through the FTC; and (2) civil and criminal penalties for violations.

]]> Gasoline Consumer Anti-price-gouging Protection Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to protect the welfare of consumers by prohibiting price gouging by merchants with respect to gasoline or petroleum distillates during certain abnormal market disruptions. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title Gasoline Consumer Anti-price-gouging Protection Act Short Titles as Introduced Gasoline Consumer Anti-price-gouging Protection Act Introduced in Senate 2007-01-04T05:00:00Z 2007-01-04 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 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.