House Bill 2048
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Pink Tax Repeal Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Apr 3, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
2048
Congress
116
Policy Area
Commerce
Commerce
Primary focus of measure is business investment, development, regulation; small business; consumer affairs; competition and restrictive trade practices; manufacturing, distribution, retail; marketing; intellectual property. Measures concerning international competitiveness and restrictions on imports and exports may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Pink Tax Repeal Act
This bill prohibits product manufacturers or service providers from selling substantially similar products at different prices based on the gender of the intended purchaser. If, for example, the only difference between two products is the color, they are substantially similar.
April 3, 2019
04/04/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
04/03/2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
04/03/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 7:02:21 PM