# 116-hr-6264: Preventing Pandemic Profiting Act

116-hr-6264, Preventing Pandemic Profiting Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8] (R-MO); status Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6264
- Congress: 116
- Title: Preventing Pandemic Profiting Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced: 2020-03-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8] (R-MO)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Preventing Pandemic Profiting Act This bill creates a new criminal offense for price gouging during a state of emergency. Specifically, in a location that has received a state of emergency declaration, the bill prohibits the sale of certain goods or services—those vital and necessary for consumer health, safety, and welfare—at an unconscionably excessive price (e.g., a price higher than the average price during the 30-day period before the emergency declaration was made). A violator is subject to fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2020-03-12T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-6264 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6264)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6264 (as of 2025-11-18).