S 2436
105th Congress
Senate
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Administrative procedure
Commerce
Department of the Treasury
Government Operations and Politics
Imports
Jewelry trade
Labeling
Law
A bill to require that jewelry imported from another country be indelibly marked with the country of origin.
Introduced: September 3, 1998
Introduced by:
Reed, Jack
Democratic
· Rhode Island
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 3, 1998
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sep 3, 1998
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9940)
Sep 3, 1998
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe and implement regulations that require certain jewelry that enters the U.S. customs territory to have the English name of the country of origin indelibly marked in a conspicuous place by cutting, die-sinking, engraving, stamping, or some other permanent method.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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