Senate
May 2, 2007

A bill to protect the welfare of consumers by prohibiting price gouging with respect to gasoline and petroleum distillates during natural disasters and abnormal market disruptions, and for other purposes.

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Petroleum Consumer Price Gouging Protection Act - Declares it unlawful for a supplier to sell crude oil, gasoline, or petroleum distillates at an unconscionably excessive price in an area the President declares an energy emergency area. States it is unlawful for any person to employ, in connection with the wholesale purchase or sale of crude oil, gasoline, or petroleum distillates, any...

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Introduced(5/2/07)
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Ms. Cantwell

Senate (D) Washington

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

May 2, 2007