[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
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[S. 118 Reported in Senate (RS)]

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                                                       Calendar No. 297
115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                 S. 118

                          [Report No. 115-203]

 To make exclusive the authority of the Federal Government to regulate 
 the labeling of products made in the United States and introduced in 
        interstate or foreign commerce, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 12, 2017

  Mr. Lee (for himself, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. King, Mrs. Capito, and Ms. 
   Collins) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
   referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

                            February 5, 2018

                Reported by Mr. Thune, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
 To make exclusive the authority of the Federal Government to regulate 
 the labeling of products made in the United States and introduced in 
        interstate or foreign commerce, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Reinforcing American-Made 
Products Act of 2017''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. EXCLUSIVITY OF FEDERAL AUTHORITY TO REGULATE LABELING 
              OF PRODUCTS MADE IN THE UNITED STATES AND INTRODUCED IN 
              INTERSTATE OR FOREIGN COMMERCE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 320933 of the Violent Crime Control and Law 
Enforcement Act of 1994 (15 U.S.C. 45a) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``To the 
        extent'' and inserting the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(a) In General.--To the extent'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Effect on State Law.--The provisions of this section 
shall supersede any provisions of the law of any State relating to the 
extent to which a product is introduced, delivered for introduction, 
sold, advertised, or offered for sale in interstate or foreign commerce 
with a `Made in the U.S.A.' or `Made in America' label, or the 
equivalent thereof, in order to represent that such product was in 
whole or substantial part of domestic origin.''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) in the third sentence of subsection (a), as 
        designated by paragraph (1), by striking ``Nothing in this 
        section'' and inserting ``Except as provided in subsection (b), 
        nothing in this section''.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Reinforcing American-Made Products 
Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. EXCLUSIVITY OF FEDERAL AUTHORITY TO REGULATE LABELING OF 
              PRODUCTS MADE IN THE UNITED STATES AND INTRODUCED IN 
              INTERSTATE OR FOREIGN COMMERCE.

    Section 320933 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act 
of 1994 (15 U.S.C. 45a) is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``To the extent'' 
        and inserting the following:
    ``(a) In General.--To the extent'';
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Effect on State Law.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
        provisions of this section shall supersede any provisions of 
        the law of any State expressly relating to the extent to which 
        a product is introduced, delivered for introduction, sold, 
        advertised, or offered for sale in interstate or foreign 
        commerce with a `Made in the U.S.A.' or `Made in America' 
        label, or the equivalent thereof, in order to represent that 
        such product was in whole or substantial part of domestic 
        origin.
            ``(2) Enforcement.--Nothing in this section shall preclude 
        the application of the law of any State to the use of a label 
        not in compliance with subsection (a).''; and
            (3) in the third sentence of subsection (a), as designated 
        by paragraph (1), by striking ``Nothing in this section'' and 
        inserting ``Except as provided in subsection (b), nothing in 
        this section''.
                                                       Calendar No. 297

115th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                 S. 118

                          [Report No. 115-203]

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                                 A BILL

 To make exclusive the authority of the Federal Government to regulate 
 the labeling of products made in the United States and introduced in 
        interstate or foreign commerce, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                            February 5, 2018

                       Reported with an amendment