Bills & Legislation - "A bill to clarify that the Federal Trade Commission Act prohibits excessive and unjustified price increases in the sale of certain products and services when an emergency or disaster results in abnormal disruptions of the market, and for other purposes."

Title: A bill to clarify that the Federal Trade Commission Act prohibits excessive and unjustified price increases in the sale of certain products and services when an emergency or disaster results in abnormal disruptions of the market, and for other purposes. Source: Bills & Legislation Data/Action: Introduced in Senate Date: 3/24/2020 Text Preview: ...price increases in the sale of certain products and services when an emergency or disaster results in abnormal disruptions of the market, and for other purposes... ...disaster results in abnormal disruptions of the market, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. Short title . This Act may be cited as the “Disaster... ...disaster, a pandemic, or the circumstances giving rise to a state of emergency. (c) Natural disaster .—The term “natural disaster” means a disaster, catastrophe, or emergency, including flood, fire, earthquake, storm...