Consumer Protection: Combatting Price Gouging & Inflation

As Chairman of the House Antitrust Subcommittee, Congressman Cicilline is fighting for working families by working to hold giant companies and monopolies accountable for price gouging.

The Congressman is a lead cosponsor of The Oil and Gas Industry Antitrust Act, the Price Gouging Prevention Act, and the COVID-19 Price Gouging Prevention Act.

As Chairman of the Antitrust Subcommittee, the Congressman has held hearings on this issue, shedding light on how corporate consolidation has led to skyrocketing prices and supply chain issues, including in the food, oil and gas, and baby formula industries.

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Federal Delegation Announces $63.8 Million to Cut Energy Costs for Rhode Islanders and Make Homes More Efficient
November 9, 2022
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Providence, RI – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline today announced a major $63.8 million allocation to allow the Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources to stand up new home energy rebate programs included in Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act. The Inflation Reduction Act was passed by Democrats in Congress and signed into law by President Biden in August.
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Cicilline Applauds House Passage of Legislation to Support Antitrust Litigation
September 29, 2022
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WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman David N. Cicilline (RI-01), Chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law, today applauded House passage of H.R. 3843, the Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2022, legislation introduced based on the findings of the Subcommittee’s 16-month, top-to-bottom investigation into the state of competition in the digital marketplace.
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Schakowsky, Cicilline Introduce Legislation to Hold Airlines Accountable for Antitrust Violations
August 9, 2022
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WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Chair of the Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee of the Energy and Commerce Committee, and Congressman David Cicilline (D-RI), Chair of the Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee, introduced the Ensuring Friendly Skies for Passengers Act. This bill empowers the FTC to enforce antitrust violations and unfair or deceptive practices by airlines.

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Cicilline: Lower Food and Fuel Costs Act Will Help Hardworking Americans
June 16, 2022
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WASHINGTON, DC – Before voting to pass H.R. 7606, the Lower Food and Fuel Costs Act, Congressman David N. Cicilline (RI-01), Chair of the Antitrust Subcommittee, spoke on the House floor to urge all his colleagues to support the bipartisan package. The bill will help lower prices for America’s families in the grocery aisle and at the gas pump by giving America’s farmers and ranchers the support they need to thrive.
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