Open Congress : News Articles for H.R.1252 Federal Price Gouging Prevention Act

Tuesday's Sound Off

2007-06-11T20:00:00Z

GAS PRICES — “I’m hoping that everyone noticed that Congressman Stupak’s Federal Energy Price Gouging Prevention Act (HR 1252) was recently passed. ...

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Lower gas prices brings relief

2007-06-04T20:00:00Z

... on May 23 “the House passed the Energy Price Gouging Prevention Act, HR 1252, which will provide immediate relief to consumers by giving the Federal ...

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Public is gouged by legislation - Tuesday, May 29, 2007

2007-05-28T20:00:00Z

As passed, HR 1252 would send the Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general in pursuit of “price gougers,” again including your neighborhood gas ...

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Congressional roll call

2007-05-26T20:00:00Z

A yes vote backed HR 1252 over arguments that it’s price control. Voting yes: Jay Inslee, D-Bainbridge Island; Rick Larsen, D-Lake Stevens; Brian Baird, ...

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HOW THEY VOTED

2007-05-26T20:00:00Z

Price gouging: The House on Wednesday passed HR 1252 to allow the Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general to investigate claims of gasoline and ...

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Tar Heel Tally

2007-05-26T20:00:00Z

GASOLINE PRICES: Voting 284 for and 141 against, the House on Wednesday passed a bill (HR 1252) giving the Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys ...

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Granholm suppports, Walberg votes against anti-price-gouging ...

2007-05-25T20:00:00Z

Tim Walberg, R-Tipton, was one of 141 voting against HR 1252, saying that among other flaws, the bill does not define “gouging.”

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Texas Alliance of Energy Producers comments on petroleum price ...

2007-05-24T20:00:00Z

The US House of Representative passed the Federal Price Gouging Prevention Act, HR 1252, on May 23 that makes it a criminal offense to sell crude oil, ...

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Gouging not key to rising gas prices

2007-05-24T20:00:00Z

By making the production and marketing of gasoline more difficult and risky for providers, passage of HR 1252 will hurt consumers and make gasoline more ...

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Gas price controls pass House with Gingrey 'nay'

2007-05-23T20:00:00Z

US Congressman Phil Gingrey today opposed HR 1252, legislation to allow price controls in the US gasoline market. “When the Democrats promised to lower gas ...

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House Democrats Buckle to Big Oil

2007-05-23T20:00:00Z

Stupak's original bill--HR 1252--would make it unlawful to sell crude oil, gasoline, natural gas, or petroleum distillates at a price that "is ...

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House Passes Price-Gouging Ban; Senate Prepares to Act on Energy ...

2007-05-23T20:00:00Z

Democratic leaders bypassed committee action to bring the bill (HR 1252) directly to the floor, where it passed 284-141. The legislation, sponsored by Bart ...

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Price gouging

2007-05-23T20:00:00Z

On to HR 1252, which I will assume was the driving force for his column -- to protect consumers from "price gouging." Will sarcastically makes reference to ...

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State 15th in cost of gasoline

2007-05-23T20:00:00Z

Meanwhile, the US House of Representatives on Wednesday passed HR 1252, the Federal Price Gouging Prevention Act. The bill makes price gouging or market ...

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Rahall Votes to Crack Down on Gasoline Price Gouging

2007-05-23T20:00:00Z

On Wednesday, May 23, 2007, the House approved The Federal Price Gouging Prevention Act, HR 1252, which would give the Federal Trade Commission the ...

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House Votes to Ban Gas Price Gouging

2007-05-22T20:00:00Z

Democratic leaders bypassed committee action to bring the bill (HR 1252) directly to the floor , and it passed 284-141. The bill, sponsored by Bart Stupak, ...

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House approves gas gouging prevention act

2007-05-22T20:00:00Z

Today (May 23), the US House of Representatives approved HR 1252, the Federal Price Gouging Prevention Act. The bill would give the Federal Trade Commission ...

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Pelosi: House Votes to Crack Down on Price Gouging

2007-05-22T20:00:00Z

WASHINGTON, May 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement this afternoon on HR 1252, the Federal Price Gouging ...

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State's gas prices hit another record high

2007-05-22T20:00:00Z

Meanwhile, the US House of Representatives Wednesday passed HR 1252, the Federal Price Gouging Prevention Act. The bill makes price gouging or market ...

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PMAA Fights Against Accusing Retailers of Gouging

2007-05-22T20:00:00Z

Bart Stupak's (D-MI) gas price gouging bill, HR 1252, to take to the House Floor today under a suspension of the rules. According to the PMAA, ...

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Gordon votes to curb gas prices

2007-05-22T20:00:00Z

Today, the US House of Representatives approved HR 1252, the Federal Price Gouging Prevention Act. The bill would give the Federal Trade Commission and ...

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House Price Gouging Bill Worse for Consumers Down the Road

2007-05-22T20:00:00Z

... T. Drevna today shared the association’s concerns with the US House of Representatives’ passage of HR 1252, the Federal Price Gouging Prevention Act. ...

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Hoosier Congressmen Take Action on Gas Prices

2007-05-22T20:00:00Z

... Federal Price Gouging Prevention Act (HR 1252), co-sponsored by Congressman Pete Visclosky, to crack down on companies that engage in gas-price gouging. ...

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Gasoline Price Gouging Laws Will Not Benefit Consumers

2007-05-22T20:00:00Z

[1] See, HR 1252 (Federal Price Gouging Prevention Act), S. 94 (Gasoline Consumer Anti-price-gouging Protection Act), and S. 1263 (Petroleum Consumer Price ...

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House Democrats Buckle Under Pressure from Big Oil, Strip Down ...

2007-05-22T20:00:00Z

Stupak’s original bill – HR 1252 – would make it unlawful to sell crude oil, gasoline, natural gas, or petroleum distillates at a price that “is ...

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Let the market do its job

2007-05-20T20:00:00Z

Pelosi endorses HR 1252 to protect consumers from "price gouging," defined, not altogether helpfully, by a blizzard of adjectives and adverbs. ...

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George Will: Pelosi cries foul, but gas 'crisis' is a myth

2007-05-20T20:00:00Z

So she endorses HR 1252 to protect consumers from "price gouging," defined, not altogether helpfully, by a blizzard of adjectives and adverbs. ...

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Some more empty promises

2007-05-19T20:00:00Z

So, she endorses HR 1252 to protect consumers from "price gouging,'' defined, not altogether helpfully, by a blizzard of adjectives and adverbs. ...

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Government is true gas price gouger

2007-05-19T20:00:00Z

So she endorses HR 1252 to protect consumers from "price gouging," defined, not altogether helpfully, by a blizzard of adjectives and adverbs. ...

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Let's stay rational about gas prices

2007-05-19T20:00:00Z

So she endorses HR 1252 to protect consumers from "price gouging," defined, not altogether helpfully, by a blizzard of adjectives and adverbs. ...

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READER VIEW: GAS GOUGING STARTS IN DC

2007-05-18T20:00:00Z

28, the Federal Price Gouging Prevention Act, HR 1252, was introduced in Congress to protect consumers from price gouging of gasoline and other fuels. ...

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Gas costs less in 'real' dollars than in '81

2007-05-17T20:00:00Z

So she endorses HR 1252 to protect consumers from "price gouging," defined, not altogether helpfully, by a blizzard of adjectives and adverbs. ...

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TOUGH TO TAKE

2007-05-17T20:00:00Z

So she endorses HR 1252 to protect consumers from "price gouging," defined, not altogether helpfully, by a blizzard of adjectives and adverbs. ...

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GEORGE WILL: Democrats posturing at the gasoline pumps

2007-05-17T20:00:00Z

So she endorses HR 1252 to protect consumers from "price gouging," defined, not altogether helpfully, by a blizzard of adjectives and adverbs. ...

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ENERGY INDEPENDENCE

2007-05-17T20:00:00Z

Nevertheless, one of Pelosi's moves has been to endorse HR 1252, which ostensibly protects consumers from "price gouging." Oddly enough, the bill does not ...

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Driving Up Prices

2007-05-17T20:00:00Z

The House of Representatives is considering the Federal Price Gouging Prevention Act (HR 1252), a measure that would supposedly “protect consumers from ...

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The Fair Price Of Gasoline

2007-05-16T20:00:00Z

So she endorses HR 1252 to protect consumers from "price gouging," defined, not altogether helpfully, by a blizzard of adjectives and adverbs. ...

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All pumped up over nothing

2007-05-16T20:00:00Z

So she endorses HR 1252 to protect consumers from ''price gouging,'' defined, not altogether helpfully, by a blizzard of adjectives and adverbs. ...

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Government gouges many at the pump

2007-05-16T20:00:00Z

So she endorses HR 1252 to protect consumers from "price gouging," defined, not altogether helpfully, by a blizzard of adjectives and adverbs. ...

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Gasoline prices not as out of whack as they seem

2007-05-16T20:00:00Z

So she endorses HR-1252 to protect consumers from "price gouging," defined, not altogether helpfully, by a blizzard of adjectives and adverbs. ...

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George F. Will: Let customers control gas prices

2007-05-16T20:00:00Z

So she endorses HR 1252 to protect consumers from "price gouging," defined, not altogether helpfully, by a blizzard of adjectives and adverbs. ...

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Playing politics at the pump

2007-05-16T20:00:00Z

So she endorses HR 1252 to protect consumers from "price gouging," defined, not altogether helpfully, by a blizzard of adjectives and adverbs. ...

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Gasoline prices don't seem to hinder buyers

2007-05-16T20:00:00Z

So she endorses HR 1252 to protect consumers from "price gouging," defined, not altogether helpfully, when prices are "unconscionably" excessive, ...

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Price-Gouging Bill Expected on House Floor Next Week

2007-05-16T20:00:00Z

His legislation, HR 1252, would give the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) authority to investigate and prosecute price gouging. The measure, which has 106 ...

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Posturing At the Pumps

2007-05-15T20:00:00Z

So she endorses HR 1252 to protect consumers from "price gouging," defined, not altogether helpfully, by a blizzard of adjectives and adverbs. ...

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From Democrats, barrel of laughs: Nothing substantial in their tank

2007-05-15T20:00:00Z

So she endorses HR 1252 to protect consumers from “price gouging,” defined, not altogether helpfully, by a blizzard of adjectives and adverbs. ...

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Taxes, not profits, a burden at gas pump

2007-05-15T20:00:00Z

So she endorses HR 1252 to protect consumers from “price gouging,” defined, not altogether helpfully, by a blizzard of adjectives and adverbs. ...

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Gasbags and the price of gas

2007-05-15T20:00:00Z

So she endorses HR 1252 to protect consumers from "price gouging, " defined, not altogether helpfully, by a blizzard of adjectives and adverbs. ...

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Congress should let people buy and sell as they please

2007-05-15T20:00:00Z

Pelosi endorses HR 1252 to protect consumers from “price gouging,” defined, not altogether helpfully, by a blizzard of adjectives and adverbs. ...

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Will: An inconvenient truth on gas prices

2007-05-15T20:00:00Z

So she endorses HR 1252 to protect consumers from "price gouging," defined, not altogether helpfully, by a blizzard of adjectives and adverbs. ...

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Will: An inconvenient truth on gas prices

2007-05-15T20:00:00Z

So she endorses HR 1252 to protect consumers from "price gouging," defined, not altogether helpfully, by a blizzard of adjectives and adverbs. ...

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George F Will: Democrats cry wolf ver gas 'price-gouging'

2007-05-15T20:00:00Z

So she endorses HR 1252 to protect consumers from "price-gouging," defined, not altogether helpfully, by a blizzard of adjectives and adverbs. ...

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Energy independence

2007-05-15T20:00:00Z

So she endorses HR 1252 to protect consumers from ``price gouging,'' defined, not altogether helpfully, by a blizzard of adjectives and adverbs. ...

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Will: An inconvenient truth on gas prices

2007-05-15T20:00:00Z

So she endorses HR 1252 to protect consumers from "price gouging," defined, not altogether helpfully, by a blizzard of adjectives and adverbs. ...

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Kentucky Attorney General Alerts Federal Lawmakers to Gas Price ...

2007-05-15T20:00:00Z

... and Transportation - S.94–Gasoline Consumer Anti-Price Gouging Protection Act; House Committee on Energy and Commerce Committee - HR 1252–Federal Price ...

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Democrat Tackles Gasoline Price Gouging In The House

2007-02-28T19:00:00Z

Bill HR-1252 will give the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) the authority to police and charge companies with civil and criminal crimes; expanding on its ...

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