Gasoline Price Increases: Federal and State Authority to Limit “Price Gouging”

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R47072

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3

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Published

May 5, 2026

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May 8, 2026, 9:08 am UTC

Authors: Adam Vann

Source topics: Fossil Energy

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Related federal bills

• HR 7099To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a windfall profits excise tax on crude oil and to rebate the tax collected back to individual taxpayers, and for other purposes.
  117th Congress
• S 3920A bill to protect consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels, and for other purposes.
  117th Congress
• HR 964Federal Price Gouging Prevention Act
  112th Congress
• HR 4528To make price gouging unlawful, to expand the ability of the Federal Trade Commission to seek permanent injunctions and equitable relief, and for other purposes.
  119th Congress
• S 2321A bill to make price gouging unlawful, to expand the ability of the Federal Trade Commission to seek permanent injunctions and equitable relief, and for other purposes.
  119th Congress
• HR 6318To prohibit price gouging with respect to goods subject to a tariff, and for other purposes.
  119th Congress
• S 355A bill to protect consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels, and for other purposes.
  118th Congress