To protect consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels, and for other purposes.
Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill provides unconscionable pricing of gasoline and other petroleum distillates during emergencies It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, at wholesale or at retail in an area and during a period of a domestic or an, requires enforcement by the Federal Trade Commission A violation of section 2 shall be treated as a violation of a rule defining an unfair or deceptive act or practice prescribed under section 18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal, and requires criminal penalties In addition to any penalty applicable under section 3, any person who violates section 2 shall be fined under title 18, United States Code, in an amount not to exceed $500,000,000. It relies on compliance mandates, appropriations, product standards, and definition changes. The main policy areas are Agriculture, Criminal Justice, Energy, and Environment.
Who Benefits and How
Public beneficiaries or protected communities affected by the clause could face reduced risk, Oil and gas producers, refiners, or users affected by the bill could face lower compliance burdens, and Disaster response agencies and disaster-affected communities could face lower compliance burdens.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Federal, state, or local agencies responsible for implementing the clause would take on compliance duties, Oil and gas producers, refiners, or users affected by the bill would take on compliance duties, and Law enforcement, justice-system actors, and affected communities would take on compliance duties.
Key Provisions
- Provides unconscionable pricing of gasoline and other petroleum distillates during emergencies It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, at wholesale or at retail in an area and during a period of a domestic or an...
- Requires enforcement by the Federal Trade Commission A violation of section 2 shall be treated as a violation of a rule defining an unfair or deceptive act or practice prescribed under section 18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal...
- Requires criminal penalties In addition to any penalty applicable under section 3, any person who violates section 2 shall be fined under title 18, United States Code, in an amount not to exceed $500,000,000.
- Provides enforcement at retail level by State attorneys general A State, as parens patriae, may bring a civil action on behalf of its residents in an appropriate district court of the United States to enforce...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill provides unconscionable pricing of gasoline and other petroleum distillates during emergencies It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, at wholesale or at retail in an area and during a period of a domestic or an, requires enforcement by the Federal Trade Commission A violation of section 2 shall be treated as a violation of a rule defining an unfair or deceptive act or practice prescribed under section 18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal, and requires criminal penalties In addition to any penalty applicable under section 3, any person who violates section 2 shall be fined under title 18, United States Code, in an amount not to exceed $500,000,000.
Key Policy Areas
Agriculture, Criminal Justice, Energy, Environment
Primary Purpose
The bill provides unconscionable pricing of gasoline and other petroleum distillates during emergencies It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, at wholesale or at retail in an area and during a period of a domestic or an, requires enforcement by the Federal Trade Commission A violation of section 2 shall be treated as a violation of a rule defining an unfair or deceptive act or practice prescribed under section 18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal, and requires criminal penalties In addition to any penalty applicable under section 3, any person who violates section 2 shall be fined under title 18, United States Code, in an amount not to exceed $500,000,000.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- Public beneficiaries or protected communities affected by the clause
- Oil and gas producers, refiners, or users affected by the bill
- Disaster response agencies and disaster-affected communities
- Agricultural producers and rural communities affected by the bill
Identified Costs
- Federal, state, or local agencies responsible for implementing the clause
- Oil and gas producers, refiners, or users affected by the bill
- Law enforcement, justice-system actors, and affected communities
- Environmental and public health interests affected by the bill
- Businesses and employers affected by the bill
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. Duckworth (for herself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mrs. Murray, and Ms. …
Stakeholder Effects
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Law enforcement, justice-system actors, and affected communities
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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