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S 3610 110th Congress Senate

Truth in Fur Labeling Act of 2008

Official title: A bill to improve the accuracy of fur product labeling, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 29, 2008 See on congress.gov
Commerce Administrative procedureAnimalsDogsFederal Trade Commission
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It never became law before the 110th Congress (2007–2008) 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 26, 2008
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Sep 26, 2008
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action September 26, 2008

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Truth in Fur Labeling Act of 2008 - Amends the Fur Products Labeling Act to: (1) eliminate the exemption to fur labeling requirements for products containing relatively small amounts of fur; and (2) permit states to enforce more restrictive labeling requirements.

Directs the the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), in the Fur Products Name Guide, to replace the term "Raccoon, Asiatic" with "Dog, Raccoon."

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Oct 2, 2008
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Sep 29, 2008
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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Sep 26, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3610: Truth in Fur Labeling Act of 2008. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-3610/
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