S 3911
109th Congress
Senate
Commerce
Agriculture and Food
Deceptive advertising
Labeling
Wool
Wool Suit Fabric Labeling Fairness and International Standards Conforming Act
Introduced: September 19, 2006
Introduced by:
Durbin, Richard J.
Democratic
· Illinois
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 19, 2006
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9726-9727)
Sep 19, 2006
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Wool Suit Fabric Labeling Fairness and International Standards Conforming Act - Amends the Wool Products Labeling Act of 1939 to declare that specified wool products, including cashmere, are misbranded if their average diameter of wool fiber does not meet certain standards of fineness.
Authorizes the Federal Trade Commission to adopt additional standards or deviations.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9726-9727)
Committees of jurisdiction
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