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1/23/2007--Introduced.<br/>Decent Working Conditions and Fair Competition Act - Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to revise the prohibition on importing convict-made goods into the United States to make it unlawful to: (1) import into, or export from, the United States any sweatshop good; or (2) introduce into commerce, sell, trade, or advertise in commerce, offer to sell, or transport or distribute in U.S. commerce, any sweatshop good. Grants the President, for reasons of national interest, authority to recommend waiver of the applications set forth in this Act in connection with the goods of any country with respect to one or more of the principles and rights defined in this Act as a core labor standard. Sets forth procedures for consideration of such a waiver. Makes it unlawful for persons to introduce into commerce, sell, trade, or advertise in commerce, offer to sell or transport or distribute in commerce any sweatshop good. Requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to enforce this prohibition as if it were an unfair or deceptive act or practice proscribed under the Federal Trade Commission Act. Allows specified persons with standing to bring a civil action in U.S. district courts against sellers of goods, wares, articles, or merchandise on grounds of a violation of such prohibition. Prohibits executive agencies and the Armed Forces from entering into procurement contracts for sweatshop goods. Prohibits anything in this Act from being construed to preempt a state from regulating labor standards required in the mining, production, or manufacture of merchandise purchased by the state.<br/>

1193284800 2007-10-25 Fri Nov 07 13:04:04 -0600 2008 introduced 40491 'act':7 '1930':9 'bill':2 'good':18 'made':19 'sale':16 'amend':4 'labor':22 'export':14 'import':13 'purpos':26 'tariff':6 'prohibit':11 'sweatshop':21 40495 official introduced 40491 'act':7 'fair':5 'work':2 'condit':3 'decent':1 'competit':6 41256 short action 40491 1193284800 Thu Oct 25 00:00:00 -0500 2007 134810 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Interstate Commerce, Trade, and Tourism. Hearings held. D000432 1942-05-14 8026 322 Hart Senate Office Building http://dorgan.senate.gov/contact/contact_form.cfm 202-224-1193 Byron 'd':4 'nd':5 'sen':1 'byron':2,6,8 'dorgan':3,7,9 M 300037 Dorgan Byron_Dorgan L. Sen. Byron Dorgan [D, ND] 4816 N00004615 8230 Democrat 202-224-2551 Lutheran ND Byron Dorgan 5.0 http://dorgan.senate.gov senatordorgan B001233 1955-12-26 4740 131 Russell Senate Office Building http://bayh.senate.gov/contact/email/ 202-228-1377 Evan 'd':4 'sen':1 'bayh':3,7,9 'evan':2,6,8 M 300006 Bayh Evan_Bayh Sen. Evan Bayh [D, IN] 2095 N00003762 15580 Democrat 202-224-5623 Episcopalian IN Evan Bayh 3.52631578947368 http://bayh.senate.gov B000444 1942-11-20 8444 Joseph 'd':4 'de':5 'sen':1 'biden':3,7,9 'joseph':2,6,8 M 300008 Biden Joseph_Biden R. Sen. Joseph Biden [D, DE] 4550 N00001669 9979 Democrat Roman Catholic DE Joseph Biden 3.0 B000711 1940-11-11 14927 112 Hart Senate Office Building http://boxer.senate.gov/contact/email/policy.cfm 202-224-0454 Barbara 'd':4 'ca':5 'sen':1 'boxer':3,7,9 'barbara':2,6,8 F 300011 Boxer Barbara_Boxer Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA] 7298 N00006692 29393 Democrat 202-224-3553 Jewish CA Barbara Boxer 2.4297520661157 http://boxer.senate.gov SenatorBoxer B000944 1952-11-09 7976 713 Hart Senate Office Building http://brown.senate.gov/contact/ 202-228-6321 Sherrod 'd':4 'oh':5 'sen':1 'brown':3,7,9 'sherrod':2,6,8 M 400050 Brown Sherrod_Brown Sen. Sherrod Brown [D, OH] 5143 N00003535 13688 Democrat 202-224-2315 Lutheran OH Sherrod Brown 3.55072463768116 http://brown.senate.gov/ SherrodBrownOhio B001210 1917-11-20 10036 311 Hart Senate Office Building http://byrd.senate.gov/contacts/ 202-228-0002 Robert 'd':4 'wv':5 'sen':1 'byrd':3,7,9 'robert':2,6,8 M 300016 Byrd Robert_Byrd C. Sen. Robert Byrd [D, WV] 4139 N00002200 10734 Democrat 202-224-3954 Baptist WV Robert Byrd 2.5531914893617 http://byrd.senate.gov C000141 1943-10-05 3255 509 Hart Senate Office Building http://cardin.senate.gov/contact/email.cfm 202-224-1651 Benjamin 'd':4 'md':5 'sen':1 'cardin':3,7,9 'benjamin':2,6,8 M 400064 Cardin Benjamin_L._Cardin L. Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D, MD] 1496 N00001955 9562 Democrat 202-224-4524 Jewish MD Ben Benjamin Cardin 3.24242424242424 http://cardin.senate.gov/ SenatorCardin C001070 4965 393 Russell Senate Office Building http://casey.senate.gov/contact/ 202-228-0604 Robert 'd':4 'pa':5 'sen':1 'casey':3,7,9 'robert':2,6,8 M 412246 Casey Robert_P._Casey,_Jr. P. Sen. Robert Casey [D, PA] 2367 N00027503 11962 Democrat 202-224-6324 PA Bob Robert Casey 2.88888888888889 http://casey.senate.gov/ C001041 1947-10-26 38260 Hillary 'd':4 'ny':5 'sen':1 'clinton':3,7,9 'hillari':2,6,8 F 300022 Clinton Hillary_Clinton Rodham Sen. Hillary Clinton [D, NY] 14835 N00000019 25644 Democrat Methodist NY Hillary Clinton 3.34848484848485 D000563 1944-11-21 8114 309 Hart Senate Office Building http://durbin.senate.gov/contact.cfm 202-228-0400 Richard 'd':4 'il':5 'sen':1 'durbin':3,7,9 'richard':2,6,8 M 300038 Durbin Richard_Durbin J. Sen. Richard Durbin [D, IL] 4452 N00004981 17050 Democrat 202-224-2152 Roman Catholic IL Dick Richard Durbin 3.79439252336449 http://durbin.senate.gov F000061 1953-03-02 3534 506 Hart Senate Office Building http://feingold.senate.gov/contact_opinion.html 202-224-2725 Russell 'd':4 'wi':5 'sen':1 'russel':2,6,8 'feingold':3,7,9 M 300042 Feingold Russell_Feingold D. Sen. Russell Feingold [D, WI] 1319 N00000036 13883 Democrat 202-224-5323 Jewish WI Russell Feingold 5.9 http://feingold.senate.gov SenRussFeingold G000359 1955-07-09 13271 290 Russell Senate Office Building http://lgraham.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.EmailSenatorGraham 202-224-3808 Lindsey 'r':4 'sc':5 'sen':1 'graham':3,7,9 'lindsey':2,6,8 M 300047 Graham Lindsey_Graham O. Sen. Lindsey Graham [R, SC] 6552 N00009975 11471 Republican 202-224-5972 Southern Baptist SC Lindsey Graham 2.93827160493827 http://lgraham.senate.gov/public/ H000206 1939-11-19 3745 731 Hart Senate Office Building http://harkin.senate.gov/c/index.cfm 202-224-9369 Thomas 'd':4 'ia':5 'sen':1 'tom':8 'thoma':2,6,9 'harkin':3,7,10 M 300051 Harkin Tom_Harkin Sen. Thomas Harkin [D, IA] 1963 Tom N00004207 9614 Democrat 202-224-3254 Roman Catholic IA Tom Thomas Harkin 3.0 http://harkin.senate.gov/ SenatorTomHarkin K000148 1943-12-11 26615 218 Russell Senate Office Building http://kerry.senate.gov/contact/email.cfm 202-224-8525 John 'd':4 'ma':5 'sen':1 'john':2,6,8 'kerri':3,7,9 M 300060 Kerry John_Kerry Forbes Sen. John Kerry [D, MA] 12144 N00000245 14562 Democrat 202-224-2742 Roman Catholic MA John Kerry 2.60377358490566 http://kerry.senate.gov/ L000123 1924-01-23 7345 324 Hart Senate Office Building http://lautenberg.senate.gov/contact/routing.cfm 202-228-4054 Frank 'd':4 'nj':5 'sen':1 'frank':2,6,8 'lautenberg':3,7,9 M 300064 Lautenberg Frank_Lautenberg R. Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D, NJ] 3964 N00000659 11753 Democrat 202-224-3224 Jewish NJ Frank Lautenberg 2.15909090909091 http://lautenberg.senate.gov/ franklautenberg L000174 1940-03-31 12849 433 Russell Senate Office Building http://leahy.senate.gov/contact.cfm 202-224-3479 Patrick 'd':4 'vt':5 'sen':1 'leahi':3,7,9 'patrick':2,6,8 M 300065 Leahy Patrick_Leahy J. Sen. Patrick Leahy [D, VT] 6650 N00009918 10220 Democrat 202-224-4242 Roman Catholic VT Patrick Leahy 4.24242424242424 http://leahy.senate.gov/ SenatorPatrickLeahy L000261 1934-06-28 12671 269 Russell Senate Office Building http://levin.senate.gov/contact/ 202-224-1388 Carl 'd':4 'mi':5 'sen':1 'carl':2,6,8 'levin':3,7,9 M 300066 Levin Carl_Levin Sen. Carl Levin [D, MI] 7055 N00001691 26078 Democrat 202-224-6221 Jewish MI Carl Levin 2.01515151515152 http://levin.senate.gov/ M000639 1954-01-01 5398 528 Hart Senate Office Building http://menendez.senate.gov/contact/contact.cfm 202-228-2197 Robert 'd':4 'nj':5 'bob':8 'sen':1 'robert':2,6,9 'menendez':10 'menéndez':3,7 M 400272 Menéndez Robert_Menendez Sen. Robert Menéndez [D, NJ] 2867 Bob N00000699 14142 Democrat 202-224-4744 Roman Catholic NJ Robert Menendez 2.24324324324324 http://menendez.senate.gov/ SenatorMenendezNJ O000167 1961-08-04 28998 Barack 'obama':2,4,6 'barack':1,3,5 M 400629 Obama Barack_Obama Barack Obama 8812 N00009638 54759 Democrat United Church of Christ Barack Obama 3.72651356993737 R000122 1949-11-12 3277 728 Hart Senate Office Building http://reed.senate.gov/contact/contact-share.cfm 202-224-4680 John 'd':4 'ri':5 'sen':1 'jack':8 'john':2,6,9 'reed':3,7,10 M 300081 Reed Jack_Reed F. Sen. John Reed [D, RI] 1092 Jack N00000362 8998 Democrat 202-224-4642 Roman Catholic RI Jack John Reed 2.875 http://reed.senate.gov/ R000361 1937-06-18 4929 531 Hart Senate Office Building http://rockefeller.senate.gov/contact/email.cfm 202-224-7665 John 'd':4 'wv':5 'jay':8 'sen':1 'john':2,6,9 'rockefel':3,7,10 M 300084 Rockefeller John_Rockefeller D. Sen. John Rockefeller [D, WV] 1727 Jay N00001685 10241 Democrat 202-224-6472 Presbyterian WV Jay John Rockefeller 1.0 http://rockefeller.senate.gov/ S000033 1941-09-08 3967 332 Dirksen Senate Office Building http://sanders.senate.gov/comments/ 202-228-0776 Bernard 'vt':5 'sen':1 'berni':8 'sander':3,7,10 'bernard':2,6,9 M 400357 Sanders Bernard_Sanders Sen. Bernard Sanders [I, VT] 1867 Bernie N00000528 9774 Independent 202-224-5141 Jewish VT Bernie Bernard Sanders 6.66666666666667 http://sanders.senate.gov/ SenatorSanders S000148 1950-11-23 15085 313 Hart Senate Office Building http://schumer.senate.gov/new_website/contact.cfm 202-228-3027 Charles 'd':4 'ny':5 'sen':1 'charl':2,6,8 'schumer':3,7,9 M 300087 Schumer Charles_Schumer E. Sen. Charles Schumer [D, NY] 7820 N00001093 20842 Democrat 202-224-6542 Jewish NY Chuck Charles Schumer 2.17821782178218 http://schumer.senate.gov/ senatorschumer S000770 1950-04-29 527 133 Hart Senate Office Building http://stabenow.senate.gov/email.htm 202-228-0325 Debbie Ann 'd':5 'mi':6 'ann':3,8,11 'sen':1 'debbi':2,7,10 'stabenow':4,9,12 F 300093 Stabenow Debbie_Stabenow Sen. Debbie Ann Stabenow [D, MI] 29 N00004118 14807 Democrat 202-224-4822 United Methodist MI Debbie Ann Stabenow 2.65079365079365 http://stabenow.senate.gov/ SenatorStabenow W000803 1946-02-09 10662 144 Russell Senate Office Building http://webb.senate.gov/contact/ 202-228-6363 Jim 'd':4 'va':5 'jim':2,6,8 'sen':1 'webb':3,7,9 M 412249 Webb James_Webb Sen. Jim Webb [D, VA] 3803 N00028058 13502 Democrat 202-224-4024 VA Jim Jim Webb 3.90540540540541 http://webb.senate.gov/ SenatorWebb W000802 5070 502 Hart Senate Office Building http://whitehouse.senate.gov/contact/ 202-228-6362 Sheldon 'd':4 'ri':5 'sen':1 'sheldon':2,6,8 'whitehous':3,7,9 M 412247 Whitehouse Sheldon_Whitehouse Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D, RI] 2219 N00027533 9119 Democrat 202-224-2921 RI Sheldon Whitehouse 4.09090909090909 http://whitehouse.senate.gov/ SenatorWhitehouse action 40491 1193284800 Thu Oct 25 00:00:00 -0500 2007 134810 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Interstate Commerce, Trade, and Tourism. Hearings held. action 40491 1188964800 Wed Sep 05 00:00:00 -0500 2007 133587 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11089) action 40491 1170046800 Mon Jan 29 00:00:00 -0600 2007 93329 Introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1265) action 40491 1170046800 Mon Jan 29 00:00:00 -0600 2007 114913 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1265) action 40491 1169787600 Fri Jan 26 00:00:00 -0600 2007 114912 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1235-1236) action 40491 1169787600 Fri Jan 26 00:00:00 -0600 2007 93328 Introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1235-1236) action 40491 1169528400 Tue Jan 23 00:00:00 -0600 2007 91627 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. introduced 40491 1169528400 Tue Jan 23 00:00:00 -0600 2007 91626