,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fdgb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #g1 #bjbj,ms4  
,s*ak[sky 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,pallone1 ,mr4
 ,cicill9e1 ,mr4 ,nadl]1 ,mr4 ,crd5as1 &
 ,mr4 ,lujn7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &
 ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit price
 g\g+ 9 connection ) ! public heal?     
em]g5cy result+ f ,,covid-#ai1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,,covid-#ai ,price ,g\g+   
,prev5tion ,act4  #b4 ,prev5tion ( price
 g\g+  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,= ! duration ( a   
public heal? em]g5cy decl>$ pursuant to 
section #cai ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d7 z a result (
 confirm$ cases ( #bjai novel           
coronavirus 7,,covid-#ai71 includ+ any  
r5ewal !re(1 x %all be unlawful = any   
p]son to sell or (f] = sale a good or   
s]vice at a price t-- 7#a7 is           
unconscionably excessive2 &  7#b7       
indicates ! sell] is us+ ! circum/ances 
relat$ to su* public heal? em]g5cy to   

increase prices unreasonably4  7b7      
,factors = consid]ation ,9 det]m9+ :e!r 
a p]son has violat$ subsection 7a71 !re 
%all be tak5 into acc\nt1 ) respect to !
 price at :i* su* p]son sold or (f]$ =  
sale ! good or s]vice1 factors t include
 ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,:e!r su* price grossly 
exce$s ! av]age price at :i* ! same or a
 simil> good or s]vice 0 sold or (f]$ = 
sale by su* p]son-- 7,a7 dur+ ! #ij-;day
 p]iod imm$iately prec$+ ,janu>y #ca1   
#bjbj2 or  7,b7 dur+ ! same #ij-;day    
p]iod ( ! previ\s ye>4  7#b7 ,:e!r su*  
price grossly exce$s ! av]age price at  
:i* ! same or a simil> good or s]vice 0 
readily obta9able f o!r simil>ly situat$
 compet+ sell]s be=e ,janu>y #ca1 #bjbj4
  7#c7 ,:e!r su* price reasonably       
reflects additional co/s1 n )9 ! control
 ( su* p]son1 t 7 paid1 incurr$1 or     
reasonably anticipat$ by su* p]son1 or  
reasonably reflects ! pr(itability (    
=gone sales or additional risks tak5 by 
su* p]son1 to produce1 di/ribute1 obta91
 or sell su* good or s]vice "u !        

circum/ances4  7c7 ,en=cem5t  7#a7      
,en=cem5t by ,f$]al ,trade ,commission  
7,a7 ,unfair or deceptive acts or       
practices ,a violation ( subsection 7a7 
%all be treat$ z a violation ( a        
regulation "u section #ah7;a77#a77;,b7 (
 ! ,f$]al ,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae  
,u4,s4,c4 #eg;a7a77#a77;,b77 reg>d+     
unfair or deceptive acts or practices4  
7,b7 ,p[]s ( ,commission ,! ,commission 
%all en=ce subsection 7a7 9 ! same      
mann]1 by ! same means1 & ) ! same      
jurisdiction1 p[]s1 & duties z ?\gh all 
applicable t]ms & provisions ( ! ,f$]al 
,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4  
#da et seq47 7 incorporat$ into & made a
 "p ( ?is ,act4 ,any p]son :o violates  
su* subsection %all be subject to !     
p5alties & entitl$ to ! privileges &    
immunities provid$ 9 ! ,f$]al ,trade    
,commission ,act4  7#b7 ,effect on o!r  
laws ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act %all be con/ru$ 9 
any way to limit ! au?ority ( !         
,commission "u any o!r provision ( law4 
7#c7 ,en=cem5t by ,/ate attorneys g5]al 

7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,if ! *ief law en=cem5t   
(fic] ( a ,/ate1 or an (ficial or ag5cy 
designat$ by a ,/ate1 has reason to     
believe t any p]son has violat$ or is   
violat+ subsection 7a71 ! attorney      
g5]al1 (ficial1 or ag5cy ( ! ,/ate1 9   
addition to any au?ority x may h to br+ 
an action 9 ,/ate c\rt "u its consum]   
protection law1 may br+ a civil action 9
 any appropriate ,unit$ ,/ates di/rict  
c\rt or 9 any o!r c\rt ( compet5t       
jurisdiction1 includ+ a ,/ate c\rt1 to--
 7i7 enjo9 fur!r su* violation by su*   
p]son2  7ii7 en=ce compliance ) su*     
subsection2  7iii7 obta9 civil p5alties2
 &  7iv7 obta9 damages1 re/itution1 or  
o!r comp5sation on behalf ( resid5ts ( !
 ,/ate4  7,b7 ,notice & int]v5tion by ! 
,,ftc ,! attorney g5]al ( a ,/ate %all  
provide prior writt5 notice ( any action
 "u subp>agraph 7,a7 to ! ,commission & 
provide ! ,commission ) a copy ( !      
compla9t 9 ! action1 except 9 any case 9
 :i* su* prior notice is n feasible1 9  
:i* case ! attorney g5]al %all s]ve su* 

notice imm$iately ^u in/itut+ su*       
action4 ,! ,commission %all h ! "r-- 7i7
 to int]v5e 9 ! action2  7ii7 ^u s      
int]v5+1 to be he>d on all matt]s aris+ 
!re92 &  7iii7 to file petitions =      
appeal4  7,c7 ,limitation on ,/ate      
action :ile ,f$]al action is p5d+ ,if ! 
,commission has in/itut$ a civil action 
= violation ( ?is ,act1 no ,/ate        
attorney g5]al1 or (ficial or ag5cy ( a 
,/ate1 may br+ an action "u ?is p>agraph
 dur+ ! p5d5cy ( t action aga9/ any     
def5dant nam$ 9 ! compla9t ( !          
,commission = any violation ( ?is ,act  
alleg$ 9 ! compla9t4  7,d7 ,relation%ip 
) ,/ate-law claims ,if ! attorney g5]al 
( a ,/ate has au?ority to br+ an action 
"u ,/ate law direct$ at acts or         
practices t also violate ?is ,act1 !    
attorney g5]al may ass]t ! ,/ate-law    
claim & a claim "u ?is ,act 9 ! same    
civil action4  7#d7 ,sav+s clause ,no?+ 
9 ?is ,act %all preempt or o!rwise      
affect any ,/ate or local law4  7d7     
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        

,commission ,! t]m ,commission means !  
,f$]al ,trade ,commission4  7#b7 ,good  
or s]vice ,! t]m good or s]vice means a 
good or s]vice (f]$ 9 comm]ce1 includ+--
 7,a7 food1 bev]ages1 wat]1 ice1 a      
*emical1 or a p]sonal hygi5e product2   
7,b7 any p]sonal protective equipm5t =  
protection f or prev5tion ( contagi\s   
diseases1 filt]+ facepiece respirators1 
m$ical supplies 7includ+ m$ical te/+    
supplies71 clean+ supplies1             
dis9fectants1 sanitiz]s2 or  7,c7 any   
heal?c>e s]vice1 clean+ s]vice1 or      
deliv]y s]vice4  7#c7 ,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate
 means ea* ( ! sev]al ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict
 ( ,columbia1 ea* commonweal?1 t]ritory1
 or possession ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & ea* 
f$]ally recogniz$ ,indian ,tribe4