3.0.0 3610 2020-02-12T18:55:58Z 2020-02-12T18:55:58Z Senate S S 2008-09-26 110 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-09-26T17:01:25Z 2008-09-26 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2008-09-26 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ N C001057 Sen. Coleman, Norm [R-MN] Norm Coleman R MN 2008-09-26 True L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2008-09-26 True C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2008-09-26 True L000261 Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] CARL LEVIN D MI MILTON 2008-09-26 True F000061 Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] RUSSELL FEINGOLD D WI D. 2008-09-26 True C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2008-09-26 True C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2008-09-29 False W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2008-10-02 False Commerce Administrative procedure Animals Dogs Federal Trade Commission Federal preemption Fur trade Government Operations and Politics Independent regulatory commissions Labeling Law Local laws State laws Commerce 00 2008-09-26 Introduced in Senate 2009-01-15T20:26:10Z Truth in Fur Labeling Act of 2008 - Amends the Fur Products Labeling Act to: (1) eliminate the exemption to fur labeling requirements for products containing relatively small amounts of fur; and (2) permit states to enforce more restrictive labeling requirements.

Directs the the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), in the Fur Products Name Guide, to replace the term "Raccoon, Asiatic" with "Dog, Raccoon."

]]> Truth in Fur Labeling Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Truth in Fur Labeling Act of 2008 Display Title Truth in Fur Labeling Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced A bill to improve the accuracy of fur product labeling, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2008-09-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s3610is/xml/BILLS-110s3610is.xml 2008-09-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.