US Congress Senate Bill 2474 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 8)
Status: Introduced on February 1 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-02-01 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

Fair Treatment of Israel in Product Labeling Act of 2016

Sen. Tom Cotton [R-AR]	Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL]	Sen. Ted Cruz [R-TX]	Sen. Cory Gardner [R-CO]
Sen. Mark Kirk [R-IL]	Sen. Pat Toomey [R-PA]	Sen. James Inhofe [R-OK]	Sen. John Boozman [R-AR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-02-01	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

HB4503 (Related) 2016-02-11 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2474/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s2474/BILLS-114s2474is.pdf