H.R. 4152: To amend section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 to make unlawful the importation, sale for importation, or sale within the United States after importation, of articles falsely labeled or advertised as meeting a United States Government or industry standard for performance or safety.
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H.R. 4152: To amend section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 to make unlawful the importation, sale for importation, or sale within the United States after importation, of articles falsely labeled or advertised as meeting a United States Government or industry standard for performance or safety.
108th Congress · introduced 2004-04-02 · Foreign Trade and International Finance · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2004-04-02 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-12] · what a sponsor is
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Official title
To amend section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 to make unlawful the importation, sale for importation, or sale within the United States after importation, of articles falsely labeled or advertised as meeting a United States Government or industry standard for performance or safety.
Plain summary
Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to make unlawful the importation, sale for importation, or sale within the United States after importation, of articles falsely labeled or advertised as meeting a Federal Government or industry standard for performance or safety.
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Official text
To amend section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 to make unlawful the importation, sale for importation, or sale within the United States after importation, of articles falsely labeled or advertised as meeting a United States Government or industry standard for performance or safety.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-12] · 8 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108hr4152.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/hr>
Record fed-us-cong108-hr4152 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108