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H.R. 4803 (100th)

Price Competitive Products Act of 1988

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Introduced

14 June 1988

Last action

17 June 1988 · Referred

Status

Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.

Sponsors

Rep. Chandler, Rod D. [R-WA-8], Rep. Bonker, Don [D-WA-3], Rep. Frenzel, Bill [R-MN-3], Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5], Rep. Bates, Jim [D-CA-44], Rep. Penny, Timothy J. [D-MN-1], Rep. Collins, Cardiss [D-IL-7], Rep. Horton, Frank J. [R-NY-29], Del. Fauntroy, Walter E. [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Bryant, John W. [D-TX-5], Rep. Shumway, Norman D. [R-CA-14], Rep. Hawkins, Augustus F. [D-CA-29], Rep. Foglietta, Thomas M. [D-PA-1], Rep. Dicks, Norman D. [D-WA-6], Rep. Martinez, Matthew G. [D-CA-31], Rep. Ravenel, Arthur, Jr. [R-SC-1], Rep. Schuette, Bill [R-MI-10], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6], Rep. Boehlert, Sherwood [R-NY-24], Rep. Hamilton, Lee H. [D-IN-9], Rep. Ireland, Andrew P. [R-FL-10], Rep. Gray, Kenneth J. [D-IL-22], Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD], Rep. Boland, Edward P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Swift, Al [D-WA-2], Rep. McCrery, Jim [R-LA-4]

Subjects

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28 August 2025

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Summary

Price Competitive Products Act of 1988 - Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to permit the importation or sale of foreign-made articles bearing a trademark or trade name identical with one owned and registered by a U.S. citizen when: (1) both the foreign and the U.S. trademark are owned by the same person; (2) the foreign and domestic trademark owners are parent and subsidiary companies; or (3) the foreign articles bear a recorded trademark applied under authorization of the U.S. owner. Permits the importation or sale of an article otherwise legally imported even though such article may have a copyright in its trademark or in the label, package, design, instructions for use, or other accompanying material.

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Timeline

  1. 14 June 1988

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 14 June 1988

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 14 June 1988

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 17 June 1988

    Referred

    Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.

    Source: Committee

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