H.R.1252 - Federal Price Gouging Prevention Act

To protect consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels, and for other purposes. view all titles (3)

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  • Official: To protect consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels, and for other purposes. as introduced.
  • Short: Federal Price Gouging Prevention Act as passed house.
  • Short: Federal Price Gouging Prevention Act as introduced.

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06/11/07
Tuesday's Sound Off

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

Source: Escanaba Daily Press, MI
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06/04/07
Lower gas prices brings relief

... 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 ...

Source: Bolivar Commercial, MS
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05/28/07
Public is gouged by legislation - Tuesday, May 29, 2007

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

Source: The Missoulian, MT
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05/26/07
Congressional roll call

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, ...

Source: TheNewsTribune.com (subscription), WA
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05/26/07
HOW THEY VOTED

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 ...

Source: Birmingham News, AL
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05/26/07
Tar Heel Tally

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 ...

Source: News & Observer, NC
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05/25/07
Granholm suppports, Walberg votes against anti-price-gouging ...

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

Source: Coldwater Daily Reporter, MI
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05/24/07
Texas Alliance of Energy Producers comments on petroleum price ...

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, ...

Source: Oil Online, TX
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05/24/07
Gouging not key to rising gas prices

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 ...

Source: JURIST
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05/23/07
Gas price controls pass House with Gingrey 'nay'

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 ...

Source: Rome News-Tribune, GA
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05/23/07
House Democrats Buckle to Big Oil

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 ...

Source: CounterPunch, CA
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05/23/07
House Passes Price-Gouging Ban; Senate Prepares to Act on Energy ...

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 ...

Source: PR Newswire (press release)
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05/23/07
Price gouging

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 ...

Source: Orlando Sentinel, FL
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05/23/07
State 15th in cost of gasoline

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

Source: Rocky Mountain News, CO
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05/23/07
Rahall Votes to Crack Down on Gasoline Price Gouging

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

Source: HNN Huntingtonnews.net, WV
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05/22/07
House Votes to Ban Gas Price Gouging

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, ...

Source: Congressional Quarterly, DC
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05/22/07
House approves gas gouging prevention act

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 ...

Source: Murfreesboro Post, TN
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05/22/07
Pelosi: House Votes to Crack Down on Price Gouging

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

Source: Heritage.org
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05/22/07
State's gas prices hit another record high

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

Source: Rocky Mountain News, CO
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05/22/07
PMAA Fights Against Accusing Retailers of Gouging

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, ...

Source: Convenience Store Decisions, PA
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05/22/07
Gordon votes to curb gas prices

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

Source: Daily News Journal (subscription), TN
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05/22/07
House Price Gouging Bill Worse for Consumers Down the Road

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

Source: Heritage.org
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05/22/07
Hoosier Congressmen Take Action on Gas Prices

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

Source: Inside INdiana Business (press release), IN
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05/22/07
Gasoline Price Gouging Laws Will Not Benefit Consumers

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

Source: Heritage.org, DC
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05/22/07
House Democrats Buckle Under Pressure from Big Oil, Strip Down ...

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 ...

Source: Corporate Crime Reporter, DC
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05/20/07
Let the market do its job

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

Source: Cincinnati Post, OH
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05/20/07
George Will: Pelosi cries foul, but gas 'crisis' is a myth

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

Source: Post-Bulletin, MN
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05/19/07
Some more empty promises

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

Source: Times Daily (subscription), AL
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05/19/07
Government is true gas price gouger

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

Source: DetNews.com, MI
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05/19/07
Let's stay rational about gas prices

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

Source: MaineToday.com, ME
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