On June 4, 2015, Senators Mike Lee (R-UT), Angus King (I-ME), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Deb Fischer (R-NE) introduced the Reinforcing American-Made Products Act of 2015 (Senate Bill 1518). This bill seeks to clarify that the U.S. Government’s “Made in USA” labeling standard supersedes differing standards imposed by individual states. The bill does not propose to modify the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) “Made in USA” labeling standard, which requires that “all or virtually all” of a product be made in the United States.
Nearly all 50 states use a similar or identical labeling standard to the FTC’s “all or virtually all” standard. According to Senator King, however, “one state [– California –] has complicated [this] standard, setting a rigid 100 percent threshold and exposing manufacturers to unnecessary litigation.” The Wall Street Journal has reported that California’s stricter standard has caused certain American manufacturers of basketball hoops, flashlights, and other products that contain small amounts of non-U.S. origin content to face law suits for false advertising.
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