3.0.0 6264 2022-02-09T01:11:10Z 2022-02-09T01:11:10Z House HR 2020-03-12 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 48 (Thursday, March 12, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SMITH of Missouri:H.R. 6264.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the UnitedStates Constitution.[Page H1671]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-03-12T13:03:20Z 2020-03-12 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2020-03-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-03-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001195 Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8] Jason Smith R MO 8 N G000583 Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] Josh Gottheimer D NJ 5 2020-03-12 True Crime and Law Enforcement Consumer affairs Disaster relief and insurance Emergency medical services and trauma care Health care costs and insurance Health technology, devices, supplies Infectious and parasitic diseases Inflation and prices Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2020-03-12 Introduced in House 2020-04-02T14:40:30Z Preventing Pandemic Profiting Act

This bill creates a new criminal offense for price gouging during a state of emergency.

Specifically, in a location that has received a state of emergency declaration, the bill prohibits the sale of certain goods or services—those vital and necessary for consumer health, safety, and welfare—at an unconscionably excessive price (e.g., a price higher than the average price during the 30-day period before the emergency declaration was made).

A violator is subject to fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both.

]]> Preventing Pandemic Profiting Act Display Title Preventing Pandemic Profiting Act Official Title as Introduced To prohibit price gouging during a state of emergency declaration, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Preventing Pandemic Profiting Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr6264ih/xml/BILLS-116hr6264ih.xml 2020-03-12 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. 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.