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HR 3843 104th Congress House

Sweatshop Product Ban Act of 1996

Official title: To amend title 10, United States Code, to prohibit the Defense Commissary Agency and nonappropriated fund instrumentalities of the Department of Defense from p… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 10, United States Code, to prohibit the Defense Commissary Agency and nonappropriated fund instrumentalities of the Department of Defense from purchasing imported consumer items to be sold in commissary or exchange stores when such consumer items are not produced in conformity with minimum labor standards.

Introduced: July 17, 1996 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 29, 1996
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Readiness.
Aug 29, 1996
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Jul 17, 1996
Introduced in House
Jul 17, 1996
Referred to the House Committee on National Security.
Jul 17, 1996
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7662)
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 Latest action August 29, 1996

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Readiness.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Sweatshop Product Ban Act of 1996 - Prohibits the Defense Commissary Agency (DCA) or any nonappropriated fund instrumentality (NFI) which operates a military commissary or exchange store from purchasing for resale at such store any consumer item imported into the United States if the DCA or NFI has reason to believe that such item was not procured in conformity with minimum labor standards.

Directs the Secretary of Labor to: (1) develop the minimum labor standards to be applied; and (2) annually develop and submit to the Secretary of Defense a list of companies and manufacturers that are not in compliance with such standards. Requires the Secretary of Defense to annually certify to the Congress that the DCA and NFI have not purchased any consumer items from companies and manufacturers so listed.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 6 Independent 1
D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jul 23, 1996
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 23, 1996
Faleomavaega, Eni
· Jul 17, 1996
GEPHARDT, RICHARD
· Jul 17, 1996
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jul 17, 1996
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Jul 17, 1996
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jul 17, 1996
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jul 17, 1996
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jul 17, 1996
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jul 17, 1996
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