Bipartisan Bill Introduced to Supersede State Made in USA Laws
Sens. Mike Lee, R-Utah, and Angus King, I-Maine, introduced a bill that would create a national standard for Made in USA labeling. Congress has tried previously to supersede state laws, with a 2016 bill (see 1607140068) making it through the…
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House Energy and Commerce Committee but not reaching a vote on the floor. “Unfortunately, some states have made it unnecessarily difficult for businesses to use the ‘Made in USA’ label and empowered trial lawyers to get rich through differing labeling standards,” Lee said in a Feb. 10 news release. “This bill solves that problem by making one national standard for the ‘Made in USA’ label.” The senators say one state has a rigid 100% threshold and a complicated country of origin standard. They did not name the state, but California has its own Made in USA standard.