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H.R. 4583 · 109th Congress · enacted

Wool Suit Fabric Labeling Fairness and International Standards Conforming Act

Became Public Law No: 109-428.

Latest official action 2006-12-20 · Enacted

The bill, briefly

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on September 19, 2006. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Wool Suit Fabric Labeling Fairness and International Standards Conforming Act - Amends the Wool Products Labeling Act of 1939 to declare that specified wool products are misbranded if the average diameter of their wool fiber does not meet certain standards of fineness. Authorizes the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to adopt additional standards or deviations. Declares that specified cashmere products are misbranded if they do not meet certain standards of fiber origin and size.

Congressional Research Service · 2006-12-20

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Politicians behind the bill

Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.

3 of 3 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.

PAC donors to the listed sponsors

These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.

OSHKOSH CORPORATION EMPLOYEES PAC (OCEPAC)$10,000
LKQ CORPORATION EMPLOYEE GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND$7,000

Marsha Blackburn · Sponsor · $5,000

Janice D. Schakowsky · Cosponsor · $2,000

Official PAC record
1-800 CONTACTS, INC. PAC$5,000
A NEW NATION PAC$5,000
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (CRNA-PAC)$5,000
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY ASSOCIATION PAC$5,000
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$5,000
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASA PAC)$5,000
CADENCE BANK PAC$5,000
CONTINUING AMERICA'S STRENGTH AND SECURITY PAC$5,000
HERBALIFE INTERNATIONAL INC. PAC$5,000
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE$5,000
KIDNEY CARE PARTNERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
MEDTRONIC INC. PAC$5,000
NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR CARE AT HOME PAC (ALLIANCE PAC)$5,000
SAFARI CLUB INTERNATIONAL PAC (SCI-PAC)$5,000
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. PAC (S+N PAC)$5,000
MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$4,500
COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA - COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE$3,500
JSTREETPAC$3,500
NATIONAL ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS PAC/ INTN'L UNION OF ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS (NEC PAC)$3,500
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$3,000
ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY PAC$2,500
ALTICOR, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ALTIPAC$2,500
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PA PAC)$2,500
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)$2,500
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$2,500
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$2,500
AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION PAC$2,500
AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$2,500
AON CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$2,500
AUTO CARE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$2,500
CARRIER GLOBAL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$2,500
ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ELEVANCE HEALTH PAC)$2,500
KAH HOSPICE COMPANY, INC. PAC$2,500
LOCAL 881 UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION FUND$2,500
NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC$2,500
POLSINELLI PAC$2,500
PSYCHOLOGY PAC OF AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION SERVICES INC.$2,500
RBC USA HOLDCO CORPORATION FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$2,500

The largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.

What happened after enactment?

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Measured outcome: not established

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