Reinforcing American-Made Products Act of 2017

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Bill Number

S 118

Introduced

Jan 12, 2017

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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 297.

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Administrative law and regulatory procedures Buy American requirements Commerce Consumer affairs Federal preemption Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Marketing and advertising State and local government operations

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Reinforcing American-Made Products Act of 2017

This bill amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to specify that the Federal Trade Commission's regulation of the labeling of products as "Made in the U.S.A." or "Made in America" supersedes any conflicting state laws.

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Feb 5, 2018

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 297.
Feb 5, 2018

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-203.
May 18, 2017

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jan 12, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jan 12, 2017

Introduced in Senate

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