S 3610
110th Congress
Senate
Commerce
Administrative procedure
Animals
Dogs
Federal Trade Commission
Federal preemption
Fur trade
Government Operations and Politics
Independent regulatory commissions
Labeling
Law
Local laws
State laws
Truth in Fur Labeling Act of 2008
Introduced: September 26, 2008
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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 26, 2008
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Sep 26, 2008
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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."
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Committees of jurisdiction
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