3.0.0 4196 2023-01-11T13:38:20Z 2023-01-11T13:38:20Z House HR 2017-10-31 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 176 (Tuesday, October 31, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. PALLONE:H.R. 4196.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section VIII of the United States Constitution.[Page H8295]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif17 Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee Referred to 2017-11-03T20:17:16Z Referred to 2017-10-31T16:02:05Z 2017-11-03 hsif17 Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection. Committee 2017-10-31 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2017-10-31 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-10-31 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000034 Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] FRANK PALLONE D NJ 6 N Commerce Civil actions and liability Consumer affairs Disaster relief and insurance Inflation and prices Natural disasters Commerce 00 2017-10-31 Introduced in House 2019-09-05T22:00:18Z Stop Targeting Americans in Natural Disasters with Unconscionable Prices Act of 2017 or the STAND UP Act of 2017

This bill makes it unlawful for any person to sell or offer for sale a consumer good or service in a major disaster area at a price that (1) is unconscionably excessive, and (2) indicates that the seller is taking unfair advantage of the circumstances related to the major disaster to increase prices unreasonably.

]]> STAND UP Act of 2017 Display Title STAND UP Act of 2017 Short Titles as Introduced STAND UP Act of 2017 Short Titles as Introduced Stop Targeting Americans in Natural Disasters with Unconscionable Prices Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To prohibit price gouging after a major disaster, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2017-10-31T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr4196ih/xml/BILLS-115hr4196ih.xml 2017-11-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection. 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.