# 116-hr-6472: COVID–19 Price Gouging Prevention Act

116-hr-6472, COVID–19 Price Gouging Prevention Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6472
- Congress: 116
- Title: COVID–19 Price Gouging Prevention Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2020-04-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 31
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

COVID–19 Price Gouging Prevention Act This bill makes it unlawful for any person to sell or offer for sale a consumer good or service during a public health emergency resulting from COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) at a price that (1) is unconscionably excessive, and (2) indicates that the seller is using the circumstances related to the public health emergency to increase prices unreasonably.

## Cosponsors (31)

- Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] (D-NJ), 2020-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2020-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2020-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2020-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO), 2020-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2020-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4] (D-AZ), 2020-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2020-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2020-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM), 2020-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2020-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2020-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2020-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2020-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2020-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2020-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] (D-GA), 2020-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2020-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2020-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2020-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2020-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] (D-CO), 2020-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] (D-TX), 2020-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] (D-MD), 2020-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2020-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2020-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2020-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2020-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2020-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2020-09-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act
- 116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020
- 116-hr-2694: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
- 116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act
- 116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act
- 116-hr-2214: NO BAN Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-6472 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6472)

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- [116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8015)
- [116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7120)
- [116-hr-2694: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2694)
- [116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2420)
- [116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2382)
- [116-hr-2214: NO BAN Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2214)
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