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A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to eliminate the consumptive demand exception relating to the importation of goods made with forced labor.

4/19/2007--Introduced.

Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to eliminate the consumptive demand exception to the prohibition against importation of goods manufactured by convict, forced, or indentured labor. (Thus, bans the importation of goods manufactured by convict, forced, or indentured labor even if similar goods are not sufficiently produced in the United States to meet U.S. consumer demand.)



Latest Actions
  • 04/19/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4752-4753)
  • 04/19/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Bill Text
File name Last Updated
S.1157 Introduced in Senate08/31/2007

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