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H.R. 6346: Federal Price Gouging Prevention Act

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H.R. 6346: Federal Price Gouging Prevention Act

110th Congress · introduced 2008-06-23 · Commerce · Latest: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 276 - 146 (Roll no. 448). (text: CR H5934-5935)

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2008-06-23 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 448 (2008): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR6346 (2008-06-24), Failed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 276 - 146 (Roll no. 448). (text: CR H5934-5935) (final step reached)
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Federal Price Gouging Prevention Act

Plain summary

Federal Price Gouging Prevention Act - Makes it unlawful, during a period proclaimed by the President as an energy emergency, to sell gasoline or any other petroleum distillate at a price that: (1) is unconscionably excessive; or (2) indicates the seller is taking unfair advantage of the circumstances of an emergency to increase prices unreasonably. Authorizes the President to issue an energy emergency proclamation of up to 30 days, with renewals allowed, and to cite the geographic area, gasoline or other petroleum distillate, and time period covered. Authorizes a proclamation to include a period of up to one week preceding a reasonably foreseeable emergency. Exempts from this Act a sale of gasoline or other petroleum distillate transaction on a futures market. Empowers the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and state attorneys general to enforce this Act and provides for civil and criminal penalties, limiting the criminal penalty to criminal actions brought by the Department of Justice (DOJ). Allows a state to bring a civil action to enforce this Act or to impose civil penalties. Requires deposit of fines and penalties collected under this Act in a separate Consumer Relief Trust Fund fund in the Treasury to provide assistance under the Low Income Home Energy Assistance (LIHEAP) Program. Declares that nothing in this Act preempts state law.

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Official text

Federal Price Gouging Prevention Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1] · 0 cosponsors

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Record fed-us-cong110-hr6346 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110