# 116-hr-7277: Unconscionable Pricing Act

116-hr-7277, Unconscionable Pricing Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] (D-CA); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7277
- Congress: 116
- Title: Unconscionable Pricing Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2020-06-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Unconscionable Pricing Act This bill makes it unlawful for any person to sell, rent, or lease an emergency supply at an unconscionable price during a federally-declared emergency. A price is unconscionable if (1) it exceeds 10% of the average price for the same or similar emergency supply during the 30 days before the emergency was declared, and (2) such price increase is not related to the reasonable costs incurred to sell or rent the supply. The bill grants the Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general the authority to enforce compliance with the requirements of this bill.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2020-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2020-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2020-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2020-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2020-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2020-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2020-10-20T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act
- 116-hr-7308: RISE Act
- 116-hr-7197: RESTAURANTS Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act
- 116-hr-5036: Put Patients First Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-7277 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7277)

## Related
- [116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8015)
- [116-hr-7308: RISE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7308)
- [116-hr-7197: RESTAURANTS Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7197)
- [116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7120)
- [116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7092)
- [116-hr-5036: Put Patients First Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5036)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7277 (as of 2025-11-18).