No GOUGE Act
Sponsored By: Representative DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
Introduced
Summary
Ban on price gouging for tariffed goods. This bill would let the Federal Trade Commission stop excessive price hikes tied to new or planned tariffs and set rules for when increases are unreasonable.
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- Families and shoppers: Would limit sudden price spikes on goods affected by new or planned tariffs for a 5-year window after a tariff-related shock. The law uses the 180-day pre-tariff average price as the baseline to judge excess increases.
- Small sellers and manufacturers: Companies whose ultimate parent earned less than $100 million in U.S. gross revenue in the prior 12 months would be exempt from a per-section rule. That exemption level is adjusted annually for inflation.
- Enforcement and transparency: The FTC would enforce violations under its unfair or deceptive acts standard and apply FTC Act penalties. The bill requires consumer-reporting channels within 180 days and annual joint price reports from the International Trade Commission and the Bureau of Labor Statistics, plus an FTC enforcement report.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Tariff-based price rules for businesses
This bill would set when a good counts as “tariffed.” It would cover final goods, U.S.-assembled goods with tariffed parts, and parts themselves if the tariff starts on or after January 20, 2025. A “shock date” would occur if, within 30 days, at least 5 tariff lines are affected, or if a tariff rate rises by more than 25 percentage points. Announced or planned tariffs by a senior federal official would count. Prices would be compared to the 180-day average before the tariff. These definitions would apply upon enactment and guide price-gouging enforcement.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
CT • D
Cosponsors
Craig
MN • D
Sponsored 11/28/2025
Ocasio-Cortez
NY • D
Sponsored 11/28/2025
McGovern
MA • D
Sponsored 11/28/2025
Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12]
NY • D
Sponsored 11/28/2025
Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
NY • D
Sponsored 11/28/2025
Schakowsky
IL • D
Sponsored 11/28/2025
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 11/28/2025
Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
WI • D
Sponsored 12/11/2025
Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]
WA • D
Sponsored 12/11/2025
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
MI • D
Sponsored 12/18/2025
Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12]
PA • D
Sponsored 1/7/2026
Randall
WA • D
Sponsored 1/7/2026
Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3]
IL • D
Sponsored 1/7/2026
Simon
CA • D
Sponsored 1/7/2026
Johnson (GA)
GA • D
Sponsored 1/14/2026
Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32]
TX • D
Sponsored 1/15/2026
Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10]
CA • D
Sponsored 1/20/2026
Espaillat
NY • D
Sponsored 1/22/2026
Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4]
OR • D
Sponsored 1/30/2026
Pingree
ME • D
Sponsored 1/30/2026
Cisneros
CA • D
Sponsored 2/9/2026
Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]
IL • D
Sponsored 2/9/2026
Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13]
MI • D
Sponsored 2/23/2026
Roll Call Votes
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