S. 294 119th Congress Senate

COOL Online Act

Official title: A bill to require origin and location disclosure for new products of Foreign origin offered for sale on the internet.

Introduced: January 29, 2025 Introduced by: Tammy Baldwin Democratic · Wisconsin See on congress.gov

Agriculture and Food

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Jan 29, 2025

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

Jan 29, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Votes taken on this bill 2

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–No
Oct 30, 2007	Senate · vote #400	On Passage of the Bill S. 294	Passed	70–22	See who voted →
Oct 30, 2007	Senate · vote #398	On the Cloture Motion S. 294	Agreed To	79–13	See who voted →

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What's happening now January 29, 2025

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

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Country of Origin Labeling Requirement Act or the COOL Online Act

This bill requires sellers of imported products online to conspicuously disclose the country of origin of the products and the country where the seller's principal place of business is located.

This requirement does not apply to specified products, such as agricultural commodities, food or drugs, or previously owned items.

The Federal Trade Commission must enforce violations of this requirement as unfair or deceptive trade practices.

Related & companion bills 1

Bill text 1 version

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Senate

Lobbying activity 14

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC
for AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
DB3, LLC (FKA THE DASCHLE GROUP)
for DR. BROWNS COMPANY · Missouri · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
EBAY INC.
for EBAY INC. · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC
for AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
DB3, LLC (FKA THE DASCHLE GROUP)
for DR. BROWNS COMPANY · Missouri · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
EBAY INC.
for EBAY INC. · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
14 filings
SENATE
14 filings
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
12 filings
Treasury, Dept of
12 filings
U.S. Customs & Border Protection
12 filings
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
12 filings
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
11 filings
White House Office
11 filings

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Cosponsors 1

Scott, Rick

Florida · Jan 29, 2025

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 294: COOL Online Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-294/

MLA

"S. 294: COOL Online Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-294/.

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S. 294, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-294/.

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