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HR 4216 104th Congress House Foreign Trade and International Finance Commerce Imports Jewelry trade Labeling

To require that jewelry boxes imported from another country be indelibly marked with the country of origin.

Introduced: September 26, 1996 Introduced by: Reed, Jack Democratic · Rhode Island See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe regulations that require all imported jewelry boxes to be marked in English with the country of origin.

What's happening now September 26, 1996

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4216: To require that jewelry boxes imported from another country be indelibly marked with the country of origin.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-4216/
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"H.R. 4216: To require that jewelry boxes imported from another country be indelibly marked with the country of origin.." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-4216/.
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H.R. 4216, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-4216/.
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