To amend section 304 of the Tariff Act of 1930 with respect to the marking of imported home furniture.
Latest action · Feb 14, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Progress
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- IntroducedFeb 1, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 with respect to the requirement that every article of foreign origin (or its container) imported into the United States be marked conspicuously, legibly, indelibly, and permanently in a manner to indicate to an ultimate purchaser in the United States the English name of the article's country of origin.
Prohibits any exception to such marking requirement for imported home furniture.
Cosponsors 11
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 1, 2005 to Dec 8, 2005, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NY | John M. McHugh | Original | Feb 1, 2005 |
| R-NC | Howard Coble | Jul 12, 2005 | |
| D-GA | Jim Marshall | Sep 15, 2005 | |
| D-NC | Melvin L. Watt | Sep 21, 2005 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Sep 28, 2005 | |
| R-NC | Charles H. Taylor | Oct 7, 2005 | |
| R-SC | Henry E. Brown, Jr. | Oct 7, 2005 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Oct 7, 2005 | |
| R-NC | Robin Hayes | Oct 27, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Dec 8, 2005 | |
| R-SC | J. Gresham Barrett | Dec 8, 2005 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 14, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
- Feb 1, 2005Introduced in House
- Feb 1, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance.
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- Feb 1, 2005Introduced in House
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