Title: Country of Origin Labeling Requirement Act
Policy area: Commerce

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

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1386 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1386

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 25, 2021

 Mr. Van Drew 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 a website 
  to disclose on such website 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.

    (a) Disclosure Requirement.--Any person that operates an Internet 
website (including a mobile application) and that sells or offers for 
sale 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 a website operated by 
another person to sell or offer for sale any good or product.

SEC. 3. ENFORCEMENT BY THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION.

    (a) Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices.--A violation of section 
1(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 Commission shall enforce section 
1(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 Commission under any 
other provision of law.
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