3.0.0 3576 2022-02-09T00:41:44Z 2022-02-09T00:41:44Z Senate S 2020-03-24 116 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-03-24T21:11:45Z 116 6457 HR 2020-04-07 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Identical bill CRS 2020-03-24 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2020-03-24 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN N B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2020-03-24 True H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2020-03-24 True C001113 Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] Catherine Cortez Masto D NV 2020-03-24 True Commerce Civil actions and liability Consumer affairs Emergency medical services and trauma care Government information and archives Infectious and parasitic diseases Inflation and prices Natural disasters Commerce

00 2020-03-24 Introduced in Senate 2020-08-04T19:57:48Z Disaster and Emergency Pricing Abuse Prevention Act

This bill prohibits a person from selling or offering for sale an essential good or service at a price that is unconscionably excessive during, or in anticipation of, a state of emergency or natural disaster. Additionally, the bill establishes a telephone hotline to receive complaints from the public about potential violations of this prohibition.

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