Country of Origin Labeling Requirement Act

Subjects: Commerce, Consumer affairs, Internet, web applications, social media, Retail and wholesale trades

Summary:  <p><b>Country of Origin Labeling Requirement Act</b><br> <br> This bill requires retail sellers of products online to conspicuously disclose the country of origin of the products. <br> <br> This requirement does not apply to individuals selling products through third-party websites or mobile applications.</p> <p>The Federal Trade Commission must enforce violations of this requirement as unfair or deceptive trade practices.</p>

<html><body><pre>[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 217 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 217

    To require retailers who offer products for purchase through an 
internet website or a mobile application to disclose on such website or 
  application the country of origin for each product offered for sale.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 9, 2023

  Mr. Van Drew (for himself and Mr. Sherman) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
    To require retailers who offer products for purchase through an 
internet website or a mobile application to disclose on such website or 
  application the country of origin for each product offered for sale.

    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 ``Country of Origin Labeling 
Requirement Act''.

SEC. 2. COUNTRY OF ORIGIN DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR PRODUCTS SOLD ON 
              RETAIL WEBSITES AND MOBILE APPLICATIONS.

    (a) Disclosure Requirement.--Any person that operates an internet 
website or a mobile application and that sells or offers for sale, at 
retail, any product through such website or application, shall disclose 
on such website or application, in a clear and conspicuous manner, the 
country in which such product was manufactured or finally assembled.
    (b) Exclusion.--The requirements in subsection (a) shall not be 
construed to apply to any individual who uses an internet website or a 
mobile application operated by another person to sell or offer for sale 
any product.

SEC. 3. ENFORCEMENT BY THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION.

    (a) Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices.--A violation of section 
2(a) shall be treated as a violation of a regulation under section 
18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 
57a(a)(1)(B)) regarding unfair or deceptive acts or practices.
    (b) Powers of the Commission.--The Federal Trade Commission shall 
enforce section 2(a) in the same manner, by the same means, and with 
the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties as though all applicable 
terms and provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 
et seq.) were incorporated into and made a part of this Act. Any person 
who violates such section shall be subject to the penalties and 
entitled to the privileges and immunities provided in the Federal Trade 
Commission Act.
    (c) Effect on Other Laws.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed 
in any way to limit or affect the authority of the Federal Trade 
Commission under any other provision of law.
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