COOL Online Act
USA118th CongressS-1421| Senate
| Updated: 12/13/2023
Tammy Baldwin
Democratic Senator
Wisconsin
Cosponsors (5)
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Country of Origin Labeling Requirement Act or the COOL Online Act This bill requires sellers of imported products online to conspicuously disclose the country of origin of the products and the country where the seller's principal place of business is located. This requirement does not apply to specified products, such as agricultural commodities, food or drugs, or previously owned items. The Federal Trade Commission must enforce violations of this requirement as unfair or deceptive trade practices.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 289.
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AquacultureCompetitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficitsComputers and information technologyConsumer affairsDrug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulationFood industry and servicesFood supply, safety, and labelingForeign and international corporationsInternet, web applications, social mediaMeatPrescription drugsSeafood
COOL Online Act
USA118th CongressS-1421| Senate
| Updated: 12/13/2023
Country of Origin Labeling Requirement Act or the COOL Online Act This bill requires sellers of imported products online to conspicuously disclose the country of origin of the products and the country where the seller's principal place of business is located. This requirement does not apply to specified products, such as agricultural commodities, food or drugs, or previously owned items. The Federal Trade Commission must enforce violations of this requirement as unfair or deceptive trade practices.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 289.
Tammy Baldwin
Democratic Senator
Wisconsin
Cosponsors (5)
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Commerce
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- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
AquacultureCompetitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficitsComputers and information technologyConsumer affairsDrug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulationFood industry and servicesFood supply, safety, and labelingForeign and international corporationsInternet, web applications, social mediaMeatPrescription drugsSeafood