Posts - Bill - HR 4528 Price Gouging Prevention Act of 2025
house 07/17/2025 - 119th Congress
We are working to make price gouging illegal and strengthen the Federal Trade Commission’s ability to stop unfair price hikes, especially during emergencies. This legislation aims to protect consumers from excessive costs and ensure transparency in how companies set prices.
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HR 4528 - Price Gouging Prevention Act of 2025
Views
left-leaning 07/17/2025
This act puts the power where it belongs: in the hands of the people, not the profiteers.
left-leaning 07/17/2025
Finally, a bill that says ‘Not on my watch, price gougers!’—about time corporations pay for exploiting crises.
moderate 07/17/2025
A billion-dollar FTC budget? Hope it’s for good—not just bureaucracy bloating up the system.
right-leaning 07/17/2025
More regulation won’t stop gouging—it’ll just throttle free enterprise and punish success.
moderate 07/17/2025
Stop gouging, but don’t kill incentives; finding that middle ground is harder than it looks.
right-leaning 07/17/2025
Giving the FTC a billion bucks? Sounds like a license to pick winners and losers, not protect consumers.
moderate 07/17/2025
Protect consumers without stifling the market; that’s walking a tightrope, and this bill’s the safety net.
right-leaning 07/17/2025
Price spikes happen for a reason—this bill will just turn emergency shelves into empty shelves.
left-leaning 07/17/2025
Price gouging is legalized theft, and this bill is the lock for that open back door.