HR 3400 · 99th Congress · Foreign Trade and International Finance

A bill relating to country-of-origin marking requirements for canned tuna.

Introduced 1985-09-20· Sponsored by Rep. Hunter, Duncan [R-CA-45]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Executive Comment Received From USDA.(1986-06-03)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide that imported canned tuna shall be deemed to be conspicuously marked if the name of the country of origin is listed on the principal display panel of the product's label in lettering equal in size to that required by regulation for declaring net contents.…

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Cosponsors (12)

5 Democrats7 Republicans
Rep. Bates, Jim [D-CA-44]CA
Rep. Packard, Ron [R-CA-43]CA
Rep. Lowery, Bill [R-CA-41]CA
Rep. Anderson, Glenn M. [D-CA-32]CA
Rep. Bentley, Helen Delich [R-MD-2]MD
Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-38]CA
Rep. Gingrich, Newt [R-GA-6]GA
Rep. Jeffords, James M. [R-VT-At Large]VT
Rep. Martinez, Matthew G. [D-CA-30]CA
Rep. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD-3]MD
Rep. Morrison, Bruce A. [D-CT-3]CT
Rep. Pursell, Carl D. [R-MI-2]MI