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S 922 106th Congress Senate

Made in USA Label Defense Act of 1999

Official title: A bill to prohibit the use of the "Made in the USA" label on products of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and to deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment.

Introduced: April 29, 1999 See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance CommerceImport quotasImport restrictionsImports
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LabelingNorthern Mariana IslandsTariffTerritories (U.S.)
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This bill died when the 106th Congress ended
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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 29, 1999
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Apr 29, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4455-4456)
Apr 29, 1999
Introduced in Senate
 Amendments to this bill 1

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 407 – To dedicate additional revenues generated by the bill to tax relief or debt reduction. Pending May 26, 1999
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 Latest action April 29, 1999

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1621 Identical bill Made in USA Label Defense Act of 1999
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 5 Republican 1
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Oct 25, 2000
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Oct 18, 2000
 D
Murray, Patty
Washington · Oct 12, 2000
 D
Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Sep 27, 2000
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Sep 14, 2000
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jul 27, 2000
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 922: Made in USA Label Defense Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-922/
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"S. 922: Made in USA Label Defense Act of 1999." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-922/.
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S. 922, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-922/.
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