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HR 6534 114th Congress House Commerce

MadeInAmerica.gov Act

Introduced: December 20, 2016 Introduced by: Meng, Grace Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Dec 20, 2016
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

MadeInAmerica.gov Act

This bill requires the Department of Commerce to create and maintain a MadeInAmerica.gov website within two years.

The website shall: (1) publish a list of all products made in America and all companies that only make products made in America, (2) publish contact information, and (3) be searchable by product and company.

Commerce shall: (1) only publish such products, companies, contact information, and order page information requested by a company; (2) create a form interested companies may complete in order to satisfy such requirement; and (3) make the form publicly available in a conspicuous location on the homepage of MadeInAmerica.gov.

The bill imposes penalties against any company found to have submitted false information in order to secure product or company inclusion on the website.

What's happening now December 20, 2016

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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