By a vote of 217-207, the House of Representatives just passed the Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act to supposedly help lower gas prices across the country. But how come Congress refuses [.]
The U.S. House on Thursday passed a bill to prevent gasoline price gouging with a vote of 217-207; no Republican voted in favor of the bill. Sponsored by Rep. Kim Schrier, D-Wash., and Rep. Katie Porter, D-Calif., the bill would make it illegal to sell gas at an excessive price during an energy emergency. Schrier said in a statement: "At a time when people in my district and across the country are feeling the pain of high prices at the gas pump, Congress needs to be doing all we can to bring down costs." She added that the FTC needs to have the power to investigate and crack down when there's evidence of real gouging. House Republican Whip Steve Scalise wrote to Republican members that the bill was an "attempt by the Majority to distract and shift blame" for high gas prices, saying that there was no evidence of gas price gouging. The Consumer Price Gouging Prevention Act of 2022 would give the president the power to issue an emergency declaration that would ma
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Two federal price gouging bills were recently introduced in Congress. Senator Elizabeth Warren led the introduction of the Price Gouging Prevention Act of 2022. The bill prohibits.