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H.R. 5572 (95th)

A bill to make it an unfair practice for any retailer to increase the price of certain consumer commodities once he marks the price on any such consumer commodity, and to permit the Federal Trade Commission to order any such retailer to refund any amounts of money obtained by so increasing the price of such consumer commodity.

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Introduced

24 March 1977

Last action

24 March 1977 · Introduced

Status

Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

Sponsors

Rep. Collins, Cardiss [D-IL-7], Rep. Wilson, Charles H. [D-CA-31], Rep. Mitchell, Parren J. [D-MD-7], Rep. Mazzoli, Romano L. [D-KY-3], Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6], Rep. Drinan, Robert F. [D-MA-4], Rep. Howard, James J. [D-NJ-3], Rep. Scheuer, James H. [D-NY-8], Rep. Ford, Harold E. [D-TN-9], Rep. Chisholm, Shirley [D-NY-12], Rep. Roybal, Edward R. [D-CA-25], Rep. Brodhead, William [D-MI-17], Rep. Nix, Robert N. C. [D-PA-2], Rep. Clay, William (Bill) [D-MO-1], Rep. Badillo, Herman [D-NY-21], Rep. Heftel, Cecil [D-HI-1], Rep. Moakley, John Joseph [D-MA-9], Rep. Buchanan, John [R-AL-6], Rep. Ottinger, Richard L. [D-NY-20], Rep. Rosenthal, Benjamin S. [D-NY-8], Rep. Conte, Silvio O. [R-MA-1], Rep. Lent, Norman F. [R-NY-4], Rep. Hollenbeck, Harold C. [R-NJ-9], Rep. Pickle, J. J. [D-TX-10], Rep. Richmond, Frederick W. [D-NY-14]

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Summary

Makes it a violation of the Federal Trade Commission Act for any retailer to increase the price of consumer commodities once he marks the price on any such consumer commodity, and permits the Federal Trade Commission to order any such retailer to refund any amounts of money obtained by increasing the price of such consumer commodity.

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Timeline

  1. 24 March 1977

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 24 March 1977

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 24 March 1977

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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