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HR 4643 98th Congress House Commerce Advertising and Marketing Agriculture and Rural Affairs Business and commerce Consumer protection Deceptive advertising Foreign Trade and Investments Import restrictions Imports Labeling laws Livestock Tariff Textile industry and fabrics Wool

Textile Fiber and Wool Products Identification Improvement Act

Introduced: January 25, 1984 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 31, 1984
Referred to Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation and Tourism.
Jan 27, 1984
Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.
Jan 25, 1984
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 25, 1984
For Further Action See H.R.5638.
Jan 25, 1984
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 25, 1984
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Textile Fiber and Wool Products Identification Improvement Act - Amends the Textile Fiber Products Identification Act and the Wool Products Labeling Act of 1939 to require a textile fiber or wool product to be so labeled if it has been processed or manufactured in the United States.

Requires the product, as well as the package in which it is contained, to be labeled as to country of origin.

Requires catalog sales descriptions and other advertisements for textile and wool products to contain country of origin information.

Requires that the identification label on imported textile fiber or wool products be affixed to the most conspicuous place on the inner side of the product.

Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to exempt from the additional duty for failure to mark those articles exported to the country of origin.

What's happening now January 31, 1984

Referred to Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation and Tourism.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 5638 Related bill Textile Fiber and Wool Products Identification Improvement Act
  • S 1816 Identical bill Textile Fiber and Wool Product Identification Improvement Act
 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · May 14, 1984
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4643: Textile Fiber and Wool Products Identification Improvement Act. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-4643/
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