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Price Stabilization Act: Protecting Citizens from Cost of Living Increases

This act aims to protect citizens from sudden price increases for essential goods and services like food, energy, and housing. It establishes a special task force to monitor prices, investigate reasons for their rise, and propose solutions, including price controls, to stabilize living costs and prevent excessive corporate profits.
Key points
Establishment of a task force to monitor and analyze prices of food, energy, housing, healthcare, and transportation.
Presidential authority to implement price controls to stabilize costs and protect citizens.
Prohibition on reducing or freezing workers' wages and salaries as part of stabilization efforts.
Increased transparency of corporate data and pricing practices for better oversight.
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Additional Information
Print number: 117_HR_8658
Sponsor: Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16]
Process start date: 2022-08-05