# 119-hr-4528: Price Gouging Prevention Act of 2025

119-hr-4528, Price Gouging Prevention Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-30).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4528
- Congress: 119
- Title: Price Gouging Prevention Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 22
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-30

## Summary

**Ban on grossly excessive pricing** for goods and services, plus stronger federal enforcement and mandatory disclosures for public companies during major market shocks. The law creates defenses for small sellers, defines unfair market leverage, and arms the Federal Trade Commission with new tools and funding.

## Cosponsors (22)

- Rep. Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17] (D-PA), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goodlander, Maggie [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casar, Greg [D-TX-35] (D-TX), 2026-02-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2026-02-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2026-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] (D-AZ), 2026-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2026-08-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (D-KS), 2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Ban on price gouging with shock presumption: benefit, high. If enacted, it would be illegal to sell goods or services at a grossly excessive price, at any point in the supply chain. During an exceptional market shock, a seller would be presumed to violate if it has unfair leverage or uses the shock as a pretext and charges an excessive price versus its 120‑…
- Stronger FTC and state price-gouging enforcement: benefit, high. The FTC would be able to sue to stop violations, get civil penalties, and return money to consumers, and it would have to issue rules within 180 days. For each violation, firms without unfair leverage would owe the lesser of $25,000 or 5% of their ultimate parent’s prior 12‑month revenue; firms wit…
- Small sellers' cost-based defense: benefit, medium. Small sellers could use a legal defense if accused of grossly excessive pricing when their ultimate parent made under $100,000,000 in U.S. revenue in the prior 12 months. They would need to show, by a preponderance of the evidence, that any price increase came from costs they could not control. Sta…
- Investor disclosures after market shocks: benefit, medium. Public companies would have to add tables and a short explanation in the first 10‑Q or 10‑K after a quarter with an exceptional market shock. Disclosures would show changes in volume and average price by product category, gross margins, cost and revenue changes, and how much revenue gains came from…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-15: Equality Act
- 119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2763: American Family Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-4528 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4528)

## Related
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-15: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-15)
- [119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1589)
- [119-hr-2763: American Family Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2763)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4528 (as of 2026-09-30).