COOL Online Act
Latest action · Dec 13, 2023 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 289.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 3, 2023
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Country of Origin Labeling Requirement Act or the COOL Online Act
This bill requires sellers of imported products online to conspicuously disclose the country of origin of the products and the country where the seller's principal place of business is located.
This requirement does not apply to specified products, such as agricultural commodities, food or drugs, or previously owned items.
The Federal Trade Commission must enforce violations of this requirement as unfair or deceptive trade practices.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 3, 2023.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OH | J. D. Vance | Original | May 3, 2023 |
| R-MO | Josh Hawley | Original | May 3, 2023 |
| R-IN | Mike Braun | Original | May 3, 2023 |
| R-FL | Rick Scott | Original | May 3, 2023 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | May 3, 2023 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 13, 2023Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- Dec 13, 2023Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 289.
- Jul 27, 2023Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- May 3, 2023Introduced in Senate
- May 3, 2023Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6299 | COOL Online Act | Related bill | Dec 17, 2024 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
- Aquaculture
- Commerce
- Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
- Computers and information technology
- Consumer affairs
- Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
- Food industry and services
- Food supply, safety, and labeling
- Foreign and international corporations
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Meat
- Prescription drugs
- Seafood
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 13, 2023Reported to Senate
- May 3, 2023Introduced in Senate
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