,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #bjdh ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,april #c1 #bjai,ms4 ,speier 7for herself1 ,mrs4 ,dingell1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,ms4 ,wasserman ,schultz1 ,ms4 ,judy ,chu of ,california1 ,mr4 ,cicilline1 ,mrs4 ,carolyn ,b4 ,maloney of ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,mr4 ,cohen1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,meng1 ,ms4 ,brownley of ,california1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,ms4 ,lofgren1 ,mr4 ,mc,nerney1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,mr4 ,raskin1 ,ms4 ,castor of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,eshoo1 ,mrs4 ,napolitano1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,ms4 ,jayapal1 ,mr4 ,beyer1 ,mr4 ,lowenthal1 ,mr4 ,cisneros1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,ms4 ,haaland1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 ,ms4 ,de,lauro1 ,ms4 ,lee of ,california1 ,mr4 ,ryan1 ,mrs4 ,lawrence1 ,ms4 ,kelly of ,illinois1 ,ms4 ,roybal-,allard1 ,mr4 ,kildee1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,ms4 ,dean1 ,mrs4 ,torres of ,california1 ,mr4 ,rush1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,ms4 ,ocasio-,cortez1 ,mr4 ,thompson of ,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,malinowski1 ,mr4 ,lawson of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,green of ,texas1 ,ms4 ,frankel1 and ,mr4 ,reed7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce ,a ,,bill ,to prohibit the pricing of consumer products and services that are substantially similar if such products or services are priced differently based on the gender of the individuals for whose use the products are intended or marketed or for whom the services are performed or offered4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,pink ,tax ,repeal ,act4 #b4 ,prohibition on gender-based pricing of consumer products and services 7a7 ,prohibited practices 7#a7 ,consumer products ,it shall be unlawful for any person to sell or offer for sale in interstate commerce any two consumer products from the same manufacturer that are substantially similar if such products are priced differently based on the gender of the individuals for whose use the products are intended or marketed4 7#b7 ,services ,it shall be unlawful for any person to sell or offer for sale any services that are substantially similar if such services are priced differently based on the gender of the individuals for which the services are performed1 offered1 or marketed4 7b7 ,unfair and deceptive act or practice ,a violation of subsection 7a7 shall be treated as a violation of a rule prescribed under section #ah7;a77#a77;,b7 of the ,federal ,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #eg;a7a77#a77;,b77 defining an unfair or deceptive act or practice in or affecting interstate commerce4 7c7 ,enforcement 7#a7 ,federal ,trade ,commission ,the ,federal ,trade ,commission shall enforce this section in the same manner1 by the same means1 and with the same jurisdiction as though all applicable terms and provisions of the ,federal ,trade ,commission ,act were incorporated into and made a part of this ,act4 7#b7 ,state ,attorneys ,general 7,a7 ,civil action ,in any case in which the attorney general of a ,state has reason to believe that an interest of the residents of that ,state has been or is adversely affected by a violation of subsection 7a71 the attorney general may1 as parens patriae1 bring a civil action on behalf of the residents of the ,state in an appropriate district court of the ,united ,states-- 7i7 to enjoin further violation of this ,act by the defendant2 7ii7 to compel compliance with this ,act2 or 7iii7 obtain damages1 restitution1 or other compensation on behalf of residents of the ,state4 7,b7 ,notice to the ,,ftc 7i7 ,notice ,except as provided in clause 7iii71 the attorney general of a ,state shall notify the ,commission in writing of any civil action under paragraph 7#b71 prior to initiating such civil action4 7ii7 ,contents ,the notice required by clause 7i7 shall include a copy of the complaint to be filed to initiate such civil action4 7iii7 ,exception ,if it is not feasible for the attorney general of a ,state to provide the notice required by clause 7i71 the ,state shall provide notice immediately upon instituting a civil action under subparagraph 7,a74 7,c7 ,intervention by the ,,ftc ,upon receiving notice required by subparagraph 7,b7 with respect to a civil action1 the ,commission may-- 7i7 intervene in such action2 and 7ii7 upon intervening1 be heard on all matters arising in such civil action and file petitions for appeal of a decision in such action4 7,d7 ,preemptive action by the ,,ftc ,if the ,commission institutes a civil action for violation of this ,act1 no attorney general of a ,state may bring a civil action under this paragraph against any defendant named in the complaint of the ,commission for violation of this ,act that is alleged in such complaint4 7d7 ,rules of construction 7#a7 ,substantially similar products ,for purposes of this ,act1 two consumer products are substantially similar if there are no substantial differences in the materials used in the product1 the intended uses of the product1 and the functional design and features of the product4 ,a difference in coloring among any consumer products shall not be construed as a substantial difference for purposes of this paragraph4 7#b7 ,substantially similar services ,for purposes of this ,act1 two services are substantially similar if there is no substantial difference in the amount of time to provide the services1 the difficulty in providing the services1 or the cost of providing the services4 7e7 ,definition of consumer product ,the term consumer product has the meaning given such term in section #c of the ,consumer ,product ,safety ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bjeb7 and includes a device or cosmetics1 as such terms are defined in section #bja of the ,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cba74 ,such term includes a child restraint system1 as such term is defined in section #ega4bac of title #di1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations4