{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.king.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/king-lee-introduce-bipartisan-bill-to-create-one-national-made-in-usa-labeling-standard", "King, Lee Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Create One National \u201cMade in USA\u201d Labeling Standard", "2023-10-02", "2023", "2023-10", "Independent", "Senate", "ME", "Angus S. King, Jr.", "K000383", "www.king.senate.gov", "angusking", "https://www.king.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/table", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013U.S. Senators Angus King (I-Maine) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) today introduced a bill that strengthens and simplifies American manufacturing by creating one national \u201cMade in USA\u201d labeling standard. The Reinforcing American-Made Products Act would ensure that the federal government maintains authority over setting country-of-origin labeling standards, preventing a variety of state-by-state logos and labels that would confuse consumers.\n\nUnder current conditions, businesses that make their products in the United States face a patchwork of different state laws \u2013 making compliance costs burdensome in order to ensure products can be sold across the country with the designation. Varied state regulations also expose manufacturers to unnecessary litigation. The Reinforcing American-Made Products Act would fix that by creating one national standard.\n\n\u201cWhen a consumer sees a \u2018Made in the USA\u2019 label, they know they\u2019re purchasing a high-quality product and supporting American jobs,\u201d said Senator King. \u201cThe Reinforcing American-Made Products Act would ensure that a \u2018Made in the USA\u2019 label is a simple, straightforward way to help consumers make informed decisions about the products they intend to buy. Thank you to Senator Lee for working with me to support American manufacturers and streamline this process for consumers who want to support American workers.\u201d\n\n\u201cNow more than ever, Americans care about the \u2018Made in USA\u2019 label; and they should because it shows consumers a product is of high quality and supports good jobs here in America,\u201d said Senator Lee. \u201cUnfortunately, some states have made it unnecessarily difficult for businesses to use the \u2018Made in USA\u2019 label and empowered trial lawyers to get rich through differing labeling standards. This bill solves that problem by making one national standard for the \u2018Made in USA\u2019 label.\u201d\n\n\u201cWe are proud to employ more than 750 associates across our Norridgewock, Norway and Skowhegan, Maine factories who produce high-quality athletic footwear through New Balance\u2019s long-standing commitment to domestic manufacturing,\u201d said New Balance Athletics, Inc.\u2019s Amy Dow. \u201cSenator King\u2019s legislation will ensure a federal standard for \u2018Made in U.S.A.\u2019 that would eliminate conflicting state and federal law for American manufacturers and support future domestic manufacturing growth.\u201d\n\nThe Senators\u2019 legislation passed the Senate unanimously in 2020 and 2021. This year, the House of Representatives has showed increased interest in the bill. The House Energy and Commerce Committee plans to hold a hearing on the legislation, signaling growing bipartisan, bicameral support for a uniform \u2018Made in America\u2019 standard.\n\nThe full bill text can be found here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:49:26Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.king.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/king-lee-introduce-bipartisan-bill-to-create-one-national-made-in-usa-labeling-standard"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.1263040360063314, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}