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On the recordJuly 22, 2020
I know of no further debate on the bill. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there further debate? Hearing none, the question is, Shall the bill pass? The bill (S. 4065) was passed, as follows S. 4065 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Reinforcing American-Made Products Act of 2020''. SEC. 2. EXCLUSIVITY OF FEDERAL AUTHORITY TO REGULATE LABELING OF PRODUCTS MADE IN THE UNITED STATES AND INTRODUCED IN INTERSTATE OR FOREIGN COMMERCE. Section 320933 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (15 U.S.C. 45a) is amended-- (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``To the extent'' and inserting the following: ``(a) In General.--To the extent''; (2) by adding at the end the following: ``(b) Effect on State Law.-- ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the provisions of this section shall supersede any provisions of the law of any State expressly relating to the extent to which a product is introduced, delivered for introduction, sold, advertised, or offered for sale in interstate or foreign commerce with a `Made in the U.S.A.' or `Made in America' label, or the equivalent thereof, in order to represent that such product was in whole or substantial part of domestic origin.…
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Bill Lee
Republican · Tennessee
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govinfo.gov
Jul 22, 2020

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