Fair Treatment of Israel in Product Labeling Act of 2016

Summary

Fair Treatment of Israel in Product Labeling Act of 2016 This bill requires that, for goods produced or originating in the areas known as the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, proper markings for country of origin include: (1) Israel, (2) Product of Israel, (3) Made in Israel, (4) West Bank, (5) Gaza, (6) Gaza Strip, (7) West Bank/Gaza, or (8) West Bank/Gaza Strip. Neither the Department of the Treasury, the Department of State, the Department of Homeland Security, nor any competent official of another federal department or agency shall prohibit the use of any such markings for purposes of country of origin marking requirements.

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Timeline

1. 1 February 2016

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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2. 1 February 2016

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 1 February 2016 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 1 February 2016

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• Introduced in Senate

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Sponsors

• Tom Cotton · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] · R · Cosponsor
• Ted Cruz · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK-1] · R · Cosponsor
• John Boozman · R · Cosponsor
• · ssfi00 · Standing

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