To make price gouging unlawful, to expand the ability of the Federal Trade Commission to seek permanent injunctions and equitable relief, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To make price gouging unlawful, to expand the ability of the Federal Trade
Commission to seek permanent injunctions and equitable relief, and for other
purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting importers, exporters, and commercial firms. The main policy domain is Trade, Healthcare, Energy.
Who Benefits and How
importers, exporters, and commercial firms may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, importers, exporters, and commercial firms may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section S1: 1. Short title; table of contents This Act may be cited as the Price Gouging Prevention Act of 2025. The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
- Section idA2E66C13992A4B3197548330DB502D75: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term Commission means the Federal Trade Commission. The term critical trading partner means a person that has the ability to...
- Section idD22742B6CA73464F842C90A3E769264D: 3. Prevention of price gouging It shall be unlawful for a person to sell or offer for sale a good or service at a grossly excessive price, regardless of the...
- Section id8AB905A8515D468798BE734F357FFF9B: 4. Disclosures in SEC filings In this section: The term covered issuer means an issuer that— has a covered quarter; and in the quarter following the covered...
- Section id1e94113ddd8f41bbb1eabe750f2dc341: 5. Funding In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Commission for fiscal year 2025, out of any money in the Treasury not...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To make price gouging unlawful, to expand the ability of the Federal Trade Commission to seek permanent injunctions and equitable relief, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting importers, exporters, and commercial firms.
Key Policy Areas
Trade, Healthcare, Energy
Primary Purpose
This bill, To make price gouging unlawful, to expand the ability of the Federal Trade Commission to seek permanent injunctions and equitable relief, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting importers, exporters, and commercial firms.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- importers, exporters, and commercial firms
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- importers, exporters, and commercial firms
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. Warren (for herself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Fetterman, …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
an issuer that— has a covered quarter
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