H.R. 6472 · 116th Congress
COVID–19 Price Gouging Prevention Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Jan Schakowsky
- Introduced
- 2020-04-07
- Latest action
- 2020-04-07 · Introduced in House
Summary
COVID–19 Price Gouging Prevention Act
This bill makes it unlawful for any person to sell or offer for sale a consumer good or service during a public health emergency resulting from COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) at a price that (1) is unconscionably excessive, and (2) indicates that the seller is using the circumstances related to the public health emergency to increase prices unreasonably.