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H.R. 6022: Accurate Labels Act

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H.R. 6022: Accurate Labels Act

115th Congress · introduced 2018-06-06 · Commerce · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2018-06-06 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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What does this mean?

Official title

Accurate Labels Act

Plain summary

Accurate Labels Act This bill restricts the authority of state and federal agencies to establish or enforce labeling requirements with respect to the chemical composition of, or radiation emitted by, consumer products. Specifically, such requirements (1) must exempt nonfunctional or naturally occurring substances; (2) must exempt the inclusion of trade secrets; (3) may not preclude the delivery of certain supplemental or clarifying information; (4) shall not apply to a substance if the concentration of the substance in the product is below a specified level; (5) shall not apply, with respect to the emission of radiation, if the level of emission is below a specified level; (6) must allow for certain information to be communicated to consumers electronically or digitally; and (7) must be risk-based and meet other specified standards.

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Official text

Accurate Labels Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16] · 13 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Jim Costa (D-CA), Andy Harris (R-MD), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Henry Cuellar (D-TX)

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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).
Exemption
A rule that removes certain people, property or activities from a tax or requirement.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr6022 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115