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HR 1621 106th Congress House Foreign Trade and International Finance Commerce Import quotas Import restrictions Imports Labeling Northern Mariana Islands Tariff Territories (U.S.)

Made in USA Label Defense Act of 1999

Introduced: April 29, 1999 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 11, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Apr 29, 1999
Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 29, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Made in USA Label Defense Act of 1999 - Amends Federal law to prohibit the affixation of the "Made in the USA" label to a product of the Northern Mariana Islands. Prohibits such products from being imported into the United States free of duty or quotas.

What's happening now May 11, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 922 Identical bill Made in USA Label Defense Act of 1999
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 27
All 27 Democratic 23 Republican 3 Independent 1
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Sep 7, 2000
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jul 27, 2000
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jul 27, 2000
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jul 24, 2000
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · May 23, 2000
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · May 11, 2000
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Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · May 2, 2000
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Waters, Maxine
California · Apr 6, 2000
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Apr 4, 2000
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 16, 2000
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Feb 15, 2000
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jan 27, 2000
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jan 27, 2000
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jan 27, 2000
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Nov 10, 1999
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Nov 2, 1999
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 8, 1999
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Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Aug 3, 1999
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jul 20, 1999
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jul 13, 1999
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 13, 1999
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jul 13, 1999
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Sherman, Brad
California · Jul 13, 1999
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Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Apr 29, 1999
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Apr 29, 1999
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Apr 29, 1999
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Apr 29, 1999
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1621: Made in USA Label Defense Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1621/
MLA
"H.R. 1621: Made in USA Label Defense Act of 1999." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1621/.
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H.R. 1621, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1621/.
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