IB Union Calendar No. 329 111th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 2480 [Report No. 111–571] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 19, 2009 Mr. Moran of Virginia (for himself, Mrs. Bono Mack, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Cohen, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Farr, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Sherman, Mr. King of New York, and Mr. Platts) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce July 27, 2010 Additional sponsors: Mr. Castle, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Reichert, Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Jones, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Berman, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Payne, Mr. Doyle, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. McNerney, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. Connolly of Virginia, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Sestak, Mr. Filner, Mr. Honda, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Stark, Mr. Peters, Mr. Welch, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Miller of North Carolina, Mr. Patrick J. Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Nadler of New York, Ms. Linda T. Sánchez of California, Mr. Tierney, Ms. Matsui, Ms. Shea-Porter, Ms. Speier, Mrs. Schmidt, Mr. LoBiondo, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Holt, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Massa, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Pastor of Arizona, Ms. Chu, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Weiner, Ms. Giffords, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Shuler, Mr. Murphy of Connecticut, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Rothman of New Jersey, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Pierluisi, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Hall of New York, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Polis of Colorado, Ms. Sutton, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. McCaul, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Israel, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Coffman of Colorado, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Wu, Mr. Olver, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Langevin, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Hare, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Arcuri, Mr. Michaud, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Crowley, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Titus, Mr. Towns, Mr. Inslee, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Adler of New Jersey, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Fattah, Ms. Kilroy, Mr. Foster, Mr. Markey of Massachusetts, Mr. Schrader, Mr. Perriello, Mr. Himes, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Ms. Berkley, Mr. LaTourette, Mrs. Dahlkemper, Mr. Engel, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Johnson of Illinois, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Schauer, Mr. Upton, Mrs. Halvorson, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Sires, Ms. Kosmas, Ms. Norton, Mr. Kissell, Mr. Maffei, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Kratovil, Mr. Altmire, Mr. Schock, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. Tim Murphy of Pennsylvania, and Ms. Pingree of Maine July 27, 2010 Deleted sponsor: Mr. Lance (added July 30, 2009; deleted September 15, 2009) July 27, 2010 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic A BILL To improve the accuracy of fur product labeling, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Truth in Fur Labeling Act of 2009.
2.
Elimination of exemption to fur product labeling requirements for products containing relatively small quantities or values of fur
(a)
In General
Section 2(d) of the Fur Products Labeling Act (15 U.S.C. 69(d)) is amended by striking ; except that and all that follows through contained therein. (b)
Effective Date
The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
3.
Federal trade commission review of fur products name guide
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Trade Commission shall publish in the Federal Register notice of, and an opportunity to comment on, a review of the Fur Products Name Guide (16 C.F.R. 301.0).
4.
State authority to regulate labeling of fur products
(a)
In General
Section 12 of the Fur Products Labeling Act (15 U.S.C. 69(j)) is amended— (1)by striking The provisions of and inserting (a) The provisions of; and (2)by adding at the end the following: (b)Nothing in this Act shall preclude or deny any right of any State or political subdivision thereof to adopt or enforce any provision of State or local law that provides more restrictive labeling requirements for fur products than what is provided for in this Act. . (b)
Effective Date
The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Truth in Fur Labeling Act of 2010.
2.
Elimination of exemption to fur product labeling requirements for products containing relatively small quantities or values of fur
(a)
In General
Section 2(d) of the Fur Products Labeling Act (15 U.S.C. 69(d)) is amended by striking ; except that and all that follows through contained therein. (b)
Effective Date
The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
3.
Exemption for discrete sales by non-retailers
Section 3 of the Fur Products Labeling Act (15 U.S.C. 69a) is amended by adding at the end the following: (g)No provision of this Act shall apply to a fur product— (1)the fur of which was obtained from an animal through trapping or hunting; and (2)when sold in a face to face transaction at a place such as a residence, craft fair, or other location used on a temporary or short term basis, by the person who trapped or hunted the animal, where the revenue from the sale of apparel or fur products is not the primary source of income of such person. .
4.
Federal trade commission review of fur products name guide
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Trade Commission shall publish in the Federal Register notice of, and an opportunity to comment on, a review of the Fur Products Name Guide (16 C.F.R. 301.0).
July 27, 2010 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed