S 2474
114th Congress
Senate
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Customs enforcement
Department of the Treasury
Gaza Strip
Israel
Middle East
West Bank
Fair Treatment of Israel in Product Labeling Act of 2016
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 1, 2016
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb 1, 2016
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Fair Treatment of Israel in Product Labeling Act of 2016
This bill requires that, for goods produced or originating in the areas known as the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, proper markings for country of origin include: (1) Israel, (2) Product of Israel, (3) Made in Israel, (4) West Bank, (5) Gaza, (6) Gaza Strip, (7) West Bank/Gaza, or (8) West Bank/Gaza Strip.
Neither the Department of the Treasury, the Department of State, the Department of Homeland Security, nor any competent official of another federal department or agency shall prohibit the use of any such markings for purposes of country of origin marking requirements.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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