To clarify that the Federal Trade Commission Act prohibits excessive and unjustified price increases in the sale of certain products and services when an emergency or disaster results in abnormal disruptions of the market, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · November 11, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
Disaster and Emergency Pricing Abuse Prevention Act
This bill makes it unlawful to sell, or offer for sale, an essential good or service at an unconscionably excessive price during, or in anticipation of, a natural disaster, pandemic, or state of emergency.
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