[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1379 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1379

 To freeze the price of gasoline pending analysis by the Secretary of 
                 Energy of fluctuations in such price.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 20, 2003

  Mr. Filner introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To freeze the price of gasoline pending analysis by the Secretary of 
                 Energy of fluctuations in such price.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PRICE FREEZE.

    (a) Prohibited Sales.--It shall be unlawful for any person to sell 
gasoline at wholesale or retail for a price in excess of the price that 
grade of gasoline sold for in the same market on March 10, 2003.
    (b) Penalty.--A person who violates subsection (a) shall be liable 
for a civil penalty of $10,000 for each day on which a violation 
occurred.

SEC. 2. EXPIRATION OF FREEZE.

    The prohibition in section 1 shall expire 60 days after the 
Secretary of Energy transmits to the Congress a report analyzing 
fluctuations in gasoline prices, giving particular attention to the 
occurrence of price gouging as cause of such fluctuations. Such report 
shall include the Secretary's recommendations for any legislative or 
administrative actions that could improve gasoline price stability and 
eliminate price gouging.
                                 <all>