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House Bill 7688
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act
Active
Amendments
Active
Passed House on May 19, 2022
Overview
Text
Introduced
May 6, 2022
Latest Action
May 19, 2022
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
7688
Congress
117
Policy Area
Commerce
Commerce
Primary focus of measure is business investment, development, regulation; small business; consumer affairs; competition and restrictive trade practices; manufacturing, distribution, retail; marketing; intellectual property. Measures concerning international competitiveness and restrictions on imports and exports may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Kim Schrier
Washington
Democrat
John Garamendi
California
Democrat
Josh Harder
California
Democrat
Julia Brownley
California
Democrat
Katie Porter
California
Democrat
Lou Correa
California
Democrat
Lisa Blunt Rochester
Delaware
Democrat
Eleanor Holmes Norton
District of Columbia
Democrat
Darren Soto
Florida
Democrat
Robin Kelly
Illinois
Democrat
Sharice Davids
Kansas
Democrat
Dina Titus
Nevada
Democrat
Joe Morelle
New York
Democrat
Gregorio Sablan
Northern Mariana Islands
Democrat
David Cicilline
Rhode Island
Democrat
Sheila Jackson Lee
Texas
Democrat
Marilyn Strickland
Washington
House Votes (2)
Senate Votes (0)
Question
On Passage
Status
Passed
Type
Roll Call Vote
Roll Call Vote
A vote that records the individual position of each Member who voted. Such votes occurring on the House floor (by the "yeas and nays" or by "recorded vote") are taken by electronic device. The Senate has no electronic voting system; in such votes, Senators answer "yea" or "nay" as the clerk calls each name aloud. Each vote is compiled by clerks and receives a roll call number (referenced in Congress.gov as a "Record Vote" [Senate] or "Roll no." [House]).
Roll Call Type
Yea-And-Nay
Roll Number
232
House Roll Call Votes
Summary

Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act

This bill prohibits any person from selling, during a proclaimed energy emergency, a consumer fuel at a price that (1) is unconscionably excessive, and (2) indicates that the seller is exploiting the emergency to increase prices unreasonably. The President may issue a proclamation of such an emergency that specifies the consumer fuel and geographic area covered and how long the proclamation applies.

The bill provides for enforcement of these provisions by the Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general. Civil penalties collected by the commission through such enforcement must be used to provide assistance under the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program.

Text (3)
Engrossed in House
May 19, 2022
Placed on Calendar Senate
May 19, 2022
Introduced in House
May 6, 2022
Amendments (3)
Displaying only amendments with a detailed public record (2)
May 19, 2022
Agreed to in House
1
Sponsorship
House Amendment 215
Amendment establishes a new unit at Federal Trade Commission devoted to protecting public interest by monitoring fuel markets to facilitate transparent and competitive market practices.
Agreed To
May 19, 2022
Agreed to in House
1
Sponsorship
House Amendment 214
Amendment requires the Federal Trade Commission to conduct an investigation to determine if the price of gasoline is being manipulated by reducing refinery capacity or by any other form of market manipulation or artificially increased by price gouging practices.
Agreed To
Related Bills (1)
May 18, 2022
Passed House
1
Sponsorship
House Simple Resolution 1124
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 350) to authorize dedicated domestic terrorism offices within the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to analyze and monitor domestic terrorist activity and require the Federal Government to take steps to prevent domestic terrorism; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7688) to protect consumers from price-gouging of consumer fuels, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7790) making emergency supplemental appropriations to address the shortage of infant formula in the United States for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes.
Active
Type
Procedurally-Related Measure
Procedurally-Related Measure
Legislation that affects consideration of other legislation (e.g., a rule for consideration, a bill ordered to be reported or passed in lieu of another measure). Identical bills, companion measures, and legislation with text similarities are other related bill types.
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House
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
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House
Actions (20)
05/19/2022
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 373.
05/19/2022
Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. (Legislative Day 5/17/2022).
05/19/2022
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
05/19/2022
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 217 - 207 (Roll no. 232).
05/19/2022
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 217 - 207 (Roll no. 232).
05/19/2022
On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 201 - 220 (Roll no. 231).
05/19/2022
The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
05/19/2022
Mr. Westerman moved to recommit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. (text: CR H5193)
05/19/2022
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
05/19/2022
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Pappas amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment, and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mrs. Rodgers demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the amendment until a time to be announced.
05/19/2022
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1124, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Pappas amendment No. 2.
05/19/2022
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Demings amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment, and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mrs. Rodgers demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the amendment until a time to be announced.
05/19/2022
The previous question was ordered on the amendment (A002) pursuant to the rule.
05/19/2022
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1124, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Demings amendment No. 1
05/19/2022
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 7688.
05/19/2022
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 350, H.R. 7688 and H.R. 7790. Provides for one of hour of general debate and one motion to recommit for each bill. Resolution also provides for en bloc suspension authority.
05/19/2022
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1124. (consideration: CR H5179-5195; text: CR H5179-5181)
05/17/2022
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1124 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 350, H.R. 7688 and H.R. 7790. Provides for one of hour of general debate and one motion to recommit for each bill. Resolution also provides for en bloc suspension authority.
05/06/2022
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
05/06/2022
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Mar 8, 2023 8:26:40 PM
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