S 1076
111th Congress
Senate
Commerce
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Competition and antitrust
Consumer affairs
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
State and local government operations
Truth in Fur Labeling Act of 2009
Introduced: May 19, 2009
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 19, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
May 19, 2009
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Truth in Fur Labeling Act of 2009 - 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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