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Senate bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

A bill to require that jewelry imported from another country be indelibly marked with the country of origin.

S. 2436Introduced Sep 3, 1998Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Sponsor: Sen. John Reed D-RI
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Where it went

Latest action: Sep 3, 1998 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

5 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 4 Democrats

1 of 5 cosponsors (20%) are from the other party.

Alfonse D'Amato (R-NY), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), John Kerry (D-MA), Robert Torricelli (D-NJ).

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. John Reed.

Sponsor’s state and district

Rhode Island in Congress

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Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.