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On May 3, 2023, Senators Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, introduced the ‘‘Country of Origin Labeling Online Act’’ or the ‘‘COOL Online Act’’ in an attempt to require origin and location disclosure for new products of foreign origin offered for sale on the internet. Following previous unsuccessful attempts to pass similar legislation in 2020, this group of bipartisan senators has reintroduced legislation in an effort to promote goods made in America.

Currently only products sold in-person are required to disclose country-of-origin, however the Country of Origin Labeling Online Act seeks to amend labeling laws to force e-commerce sites to provide similar information. According to Senator Baldwin , “whether we buy things online or in-store, Americans have a right to know if the product they are purchasing was made in America, by American workers.” Senator Vance claimed that the legislation would, “close a legal loophole by extending current, commonsense l

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