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HR4720Referred to Committee

Cracking Down on Price Gouging Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-07-23
Introduced
0
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Josh Riley
Josh Riley
Democrat · NY · Representative
Votes with party: 91.3% (596 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/R000622

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (0)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

No cosponsors on record. Bills can pass without cosponsors — this often means the sponsor introduced the bill alone, either because it's a messaging bill, a chairman's mark, or simply early in the legislative cycle.

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

2025-07-23

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on Financial ServicesReferred To · 2025-07-23

Plain-English Summary

The proposal would give federal authorities new powers to investigate and penalize energy companies that dramatically raise prices during emergencies or supply shortages. It would allow the government to impose fines on companies found to be unfairly inflating prices for gasoline, heating oil, natural gas, and electricity when consumers are most vulnerable. This would affect energy producers and suppliers, while potentially protecting households and businesses from sudden price spikes during crises.

AI-assisted summary generated from the official bill metadata (title, subjects, actions) sourced from Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed. Always verify against the official text linked below.

Subjects

Energy
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Open text viewRead on Congress.gov

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