Country of Origin Labeling Rule Passes Senate

Legislation that would prevent states from enacting more stringent “Made in USA” labeling rules than those in place at the FTC passed the Senate Wednesday by unanimous consent. There's no House companion bill yet for the Reinforcing American-Made Products Act. S-297 was co-sponsored by Sens. Mike Lee, R-Utah, and Angus King, I-Maine. “Unfortunately, some states have made it unnecessarily difficult for businesses to use the ‘Made in USA’ label and empowered trial lawyers to get rich through differing labeling standards,” said King when the bill was introduced in February. “This bill solves that problem by making one national standard for the ‘Made in USA’ label.”