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S 2437 105th Congress Senate

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

Introduced: September 3, 1998 Introduced by: Reed, Jack Democratic · Rhode Island See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance Administrative procedureCommerceDepartment of the TreasuryGovernment Operations and Politics
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This bill died when the 105th Congress ended
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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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
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 Latest action September 3, 1998

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe and implement regulations that require certain jewelry boxes that enter, or are withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, in the U.S. customs territory to have the English name of the country of origin indelibly marked in a conspicuous place by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.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2437: A bill to require that jewelry boxes imported from another country be indelibly marked with the country of origin.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-2437/
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