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Calendar No. 297 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 118 

[Report No. 115–203] 

To make exclusive the authority of the Federal Government to regulate 

the labeling of products made in the United States and introduced 

in interstate or foreign commerce, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 12, 2017 

Mr. LEE (for himself, Mrs. FISCHER, Mr. KING, Mrs. CAPITO, and Ms. COLLINS) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to 

the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 

FEBRUARY 5, 2018 

Reported by Mr. THUNE, with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To make exclusive the authority of the Federal Government 

to regulate the labeling of products made in the United 

States and introduced in interstate or foreign commerce, 

and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Reinforcing American3 Made Products Act of 2017’’. 

4 SEC. 2. EXCLUSIVITY OF FEDERAL AUTHORITY TO REGU5 LATE LABELING OF PRODUCTS MADE IN THE 

6 UNITED STATES AND INTRODUCED IN INTER7 STATE OR FOREIGN COMMERCE. 

8 Section 320933 of the Violent Crime Control and 

9 Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (15 U.S.C. 45a) is amend10 ed— 

11 (1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘To the ex12 tent’’ and inserting the following: 

13 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—To the extent’’; 

14 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

15 ‘‘(b) EFFECT ON STATE LAW.—The provisions of 

16 this section shall supersede any provisions of the law of 

17 any State relating to the extent to which a product is in18 troduced, delivered for introduction, sold, advertised, or 

19 offered for sale in interstate or foreign commerce with a 

20 ‘Made in the U.S.A.’ or ‘Made in America’ label, or the 

21 equivalent thereof, in order to represent that such product 

22 was in whole or substantial part of domestic origin.’’; and 

23 (3) in the third sentence of subsection (a), as 

24 designated by paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Nothing 

25 in this section’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in 

26 subsection (b), nothing in this section’’. 


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•S 118 RS

1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Reinforcing American3 Made Products Act of 2017’’. 

4 SEC. 2. EXCLUSIVITY OF FEDERAL AUTHORITY TO REGU5 LATE LABELING OF PRODUCTS MADE IN THE 

6 UNITED STATES AND INTRODUCED IN INTER7 STATE OR FOREIGN COMMERCE. 

8 Section 320933 of the Violent Crime Control and Law 

9 Enforcement Act of 1994 (15 U.S.C. 45a) is amended— 

10 (1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘To the ex11 tent’’ and inserting the following: 

12 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—To the extent’’; 

13 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘(b) EFFECT ON STATE LAW.— 

15 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para16 graph (2), the provisions of this section shall super17 sede any provisions of the law of any State expressly 

18 relating to the extent to which a product is intro19 duced, delivered for introduction, sold, advertised, or 

20 offered for sale in interstate or foreign commerce with 

21 a ‘Made in the U.S.A.’ or ‘Made in America’ label, 

22 or the equivalent thereof, in order to represent that 

23 such product was in whole or substantial part of do24 mestic origin. 

25 ‘‘(2) ENFORCEMENT.—Nothing in this section 

26 shall preclude the application of the law of any State 


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1 to the use of a label not in compliance with subsection 

2 (a).’’; and 

3 (3) in the third sentence of subsection (a), as des4 ignated by paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Nothing in 

5 this section’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in 

6 subsection (b), nothing in this section’’. 


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Calendar No. 297 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 118 

[Report No. 115–203] 

A BILL 

To make exclusive the authority of the Federal 

purposes. interstate or foreign commerce, and for other made in the United States and introduced in Government to regulate the labeling of products 

FEBRUARY 5, 2018 

Reported with an amendment 


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