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HR 3755 105th Congress House

To express the Sense of Congress that American universities and colleges should adopt rigorous educational merchandise licensing codes of conduct against sweatshop and child labor for merchandise…

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Official title: To express the Sense of Congress that American universities and colleges should adopt rigorous educational merchandise licensing codes of conduct against sweatshop and child labor for merchandise licensed under their names or insignias.

Introduced: April 29, 1998 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 105th Congress (1997–1998) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Apr 29, 1998
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 Latest action April 29, 1998

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Congress that all colleges and universities in the United States should adopt rigorous educational merchandise licensing codes of conduct, including specified elements, to assure that university and college licensed merchandise is not made by sweatshop and exploited adult or child labor either domestically or abroad.

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 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1 Republican 1 Independent 1
GEPHARDT, RICHARD
· Apr 29, 1998
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Apr 29, 1998
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Apr 29, 1998
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Apr 29, 1998
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3755: To express the Sense of Congress that American universities and colleges should adopt rigorous educational merchandise licensing codes of conduct against sweatshop and child labor for merchandise licensed under their names or insignias.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3755/
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"H.R. 3755: To express the Sense of Congress that American universities and colleges should adopt rigorous educational merchandise licensing codes of conduct against sweatshop and child labor for merchandise licensed under their names or insignias.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3755/.
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H.R. 3755, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3755/.
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[H.R. 3755: To express the Sense of Congress that American universities and colleges should adopt rigorous educational merchandise licensing codes of conduct against sweatshop and child labor for merchandise licensed under their names or insignias.](https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3755/)
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