Bill Sponsor
House Bill 6044
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Accurate Labels Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Mar 2, 2020
Overview
Text
Introduced
Mar 2, 2020
Latest Action
Mar 2, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
6044
Congress
116
Policy Area
Commerce
Commerce
Primary focus of measure is business investment, development, regulation; small business; consumer affairs; competition and restrictive trade practices; manufacturing, distribution, retail; marketing; intellectual property. Measures concerning international competitiveness and restrictions on imports and exports may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Illinois
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
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.

Text (1)
March 2, 2020
Actions (2)
03/02/2020
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
03/02/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Feb 8, 2022 11:17:38 PM