HR 3359 · 101th Congress · Commerce

To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to require product advertising to disclose the countries in which components of the product are produced.

Introduced 1989-09-27· Sponsored by Rep. Wise, Robert E., Jr. [D-WV-3]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials.(1989-10-06)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Federal Trade Commission Act to make it unlawful for any person to advertise any product unless the advertisement discloses: (1) the country in which the product is finally assembled; and (2) if parts constituting 50 percent or more of the cost to the assembler were manufactured in one or more foreign countries, then the name of the country or the disclosure that the parts are from a foreign country.…

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Cosponsors (20)

18 Democrats2 Republicans