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S. 1518: Reinforcing American-Made Products Act of 2015

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S. 1518: Reinforcing American-Made Products Act of 2015

114th Congress · introduced 2015-06-04 · Commerce · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 381.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-06-04 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 381. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Reinforcing American-Made Products Act of 2015

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Reinforcing American-Made Products Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to require the Federal Trade Commission's regulation of the labeling of products as "Made in the U.S.A." or "Made in America" to supersede any state laws regarding the extent to which a product is introduced, delivered, sold, advertised, or offered for sale in interstate or foreign commerce with such a label in order to represent that the product was in whole or substantial part of domestic origin.

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Official text

Reinforcing American-Made Products Act of 2015

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] · 4 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 1518, Reinforcing American-Made Products Act of 2015 (2016-01-19)

Cosponsors on this site

Deb Fischer (R-NE), Angus S. King, Jr. (I-ME), Susan M. Collins (R-ME), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] reported raising $2.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Words on this page, explained (2)
Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Rulemaking
The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-s1518 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114