3.0.0 1910 2023-01-11T19:43:48Z 2023-01-11T19:43:48Z House H HR 2007-04-18 110 hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm04 Trade Subcommittee Referred to 2007-04-25T17:41:33Z Referred to 2007-04-18T14:03:05Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif17 Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee Referred to 2007-04-19T20:05:51Z Referred to 2007-04-18T14:03:25Z hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2007-04-18T14:03:30Z hsru00 Rules Committee House Standing Referred to 2007-04-18T14:03:20Z hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2007-04-18T14:03:15Z hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2007-04-18T14:03:10Z Decent Working Conditions and Fair Competition Act 110 1992 HR 2007-05-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. Related bill CRS Decent Working Conditions and Fair Competition Act 110 367 S 2007-10-25 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Interstate Commerce, Trade, and Tourism. Hearings held. Related bill CRS 2007-04-25 hswm04 Trade Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. Committee 2007-04-19 hsif17 Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection. Committee 2007-04-18 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Oversight and Government Reform, Rules, Energy and Commerce, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2007-04-18 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Oversight and Government Reform, Rules, Energy and Commerce, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2007-04-18 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Oversight and Government Reform, Rules, Energy and Commerce, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsru00 Rules Committee 2007-04-18 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Oversight and Government Reform, Rules, Energy and Commerce, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2007-04-18 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Oversight and Government Reform, Rules, Energy and Commerce, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2007-04-18 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Oversight and Government Reform, Rules, Energy and Commerce, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2007-04-18 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Oversight and Government Reform, Rules, Energy and Commerce, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2007-04-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-04-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001149 Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2] Michael Michaud D ME H. 2 N S000522 Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] CHRISTOPHER SMITH R NJ H. 4 2007-04-18 True Foreign Trade and International Finance Administrative procedure Child labor Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Civil actions and liability Collective bargaining Commerce Congress Congress and foreign policy Congressional oversight Congressional reporting requirements Crime and Law Enforcement Damages Directories Employee rights Expedited congressional procedure Export controls Families Federal Trade Commission Forced labor Freedom of association Government Operations and Politics Government contractors Government paperwork Government procurement Government publicity Governmental investigations Health Hours of labor House rules and procedure Human rights Import restrictions Independent regulatory commissions Injunctions International Affairs Investors Labor and Employment Labor unions Law Legal fees Legislative resolutions Minimum wages Occupational health and safety Parties to actions President and foreign policy Prison labor Restrictive trade practices Retail trade Senate rules and procedure Slavery Foreign Trade and International Finance 00 2007-04-18 Introduced in House 2007-06-12T18:35:08Z Decent Working Conditions and Fair Competition Act - Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to revise the prohibition on importing convict-made goods into the United States to make it unlawful to: (1) import into, or export from, the United States any sweatshop good; or (2) introduce into commerce, sell, trade, or advertise in commerce, offer to sell, or transport or distribute in U.S. commerce, any sweatshop good.

Grants the President, for reasons of national interest, authority to recommend waiver of the applications set forth in this Act in connection with the goods of any country with respect to one or more of the principles and rights defined in this Act as a core labor standard.

Sets forth procedures for consideration of such a waiver.

Makes it unlawful for persons to introduce into commerce, sell, trade, or advertise in commerce, offer to sell or transport or distribute in commerce any sweatshop good.

Requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to enforce this prohibition as if it were an unfair or deceptive act or practice proscribed under the Federal Trade Commission Act.

Allows specified persons with standing to bring a civil action in U.S. district courts against sellers of goods, wares, articles, or merchandise on grounds of a violation of such prohibition. Lists those with standing.

Prohibits executive agencies and the Armed Forces from entering into procurement contracts for sweatshop goods.

Prohibits anything in this Act from being construed to preempt a state from regulating labor standards required in the mining, production, or manufacture of merchandise purchased by the state.

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