Accurate Labels Act

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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Timeline

1. 6 June 2018

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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2. 6 June 2018

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 6 June 2018

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 6 June 2018 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 6 June 2018

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 6 June 2018

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 6 June 2018

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Sponsors

• Adam Kinzinger · R · Sponsor
• Kurt Schrader · D · Sponsor
• Brett Guthrie · R · Sponsor
• COLLIN PETERSON · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] · R · Sponsor
• Filemon Vela · D · Sponsor
• Richard Hudson · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] · R · Cosponsor
• Sanford Bishop · D · Cosponsor
• Kevin Cramer · R · Cosponsor
• Vicente Gonzalez · D · Cosponsor
• Jackie Walorski · R · Cosponsor
• Henry Cuellar · D · Cosponsor
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