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S 1385 106th Congress Senate Foreign Trade and International Finance Administrative procedure Commerce Department of the Treasury Government Operations and Politics Imports Jewelry trade Labeling Law Leather industry Packaging Plastics Textile fabrics

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

Introduced: July 16, 1999 Introduced by: Reed, Jack Democratic · Rhode Island See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) 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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Jul 16, 1999
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jul 16, 1999
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 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Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe and implement regulations that require certain jewelry boxes that enter, or are withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, in the U.S. customs territory to have the English name of the country of origin indelibly marked in a conspicuous place by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.
What's happening now July 16, 1999

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2192 Identical bill To require that jewelry boxes imported from another country be indelibly marked with the country of origin.
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1385: A bill to require that jewelry boxes imported from another country be indelibly marked with the country of origin.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-1385/
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"S. 1385: A bill to require that jewelry boxes imported from another country be indelibly marked with the country of origin.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-1385/.
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S. 1385, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-1385/.
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