S. 1421 · 118th Congress

COOL Online Act

Introduced on May 3, 2023 by Tammy Baldwin (D-WI). 5 cosponsors, 4 of them from another party. Latest action (Dec 13, 2023): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 289.

Stage
Reported by committee
Introduced
May 3, 2023
Cosponsors
5
4 from the other party
Policy area
Commerce

Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

A bill to require origin and location disclosure for new products of foreign origin offered for sale on the internet.

Subjects

  • Aquaculture
  • Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
  • Computers and information technology
  • Consumer affairs
  • Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
  • Food industry and services
  • Food supply, safety, and labeling
  • Foreign and international corporations
  • Internet, web applications, social media
  • Meat
  • Prescription drugs
  • Seafood

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Tammy BaldwinD-WISponsor

Democrats · 1

Republicans · 4

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. May 3, 2023Introduced in Senate
  2. May 3, 2023 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  3. Jul 27, 2023 · SenateCommittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
  4. Dec 13, 2023Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
  5. Dec 13, 2023 · SenateCommittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
  6. Dec 13, 2023 · SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 289.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

Analisa's mapping of committee jurisdiction to federal agencies; the bill may touch others, or none of these.

Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. Amazon.com Services LLC8 reports
    $13.5M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC$285.9K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  2. COALITION FOR A PROSPEROUS AMERICA5 reports
    $1.2M reported (all issues)
  3. Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A.5 reports
    $93.5M reported (all issues)
  4. DELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.5 reports
    $8.1M reported (all issues)
  5. EBAY INC5 reports
    $2.5M reported (all issues)
  6. Etsy5 reports
    $1.2M reported (all issues)
  7. FOOD MARKETPLACE INC.5 reports
    $1.7M reported (all issues)
  8. National Retail Federation5 reports
    $10.4M reported (all issues)
  9. PET FOOD INSTITUTE5 reports
    $700K reported (all issues)
  10. TECHNOLOGY NETWORK AKA TECHNET5 reports
    $3.9M reported (all issues)
  11. Bath & Body Works, Inc.4 reports
    $200K reported (all issues)
  12. Amazon.com3 reports
    $150K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC$285.9K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 98%
  13. Information Technology Industry Council (ITI)3 reports
    $150K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY COUNCIL INC$271.1K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  14. FOOTWEAR DISTRIBUTORS & RETAILERS OF AMERICA1 report
    $120K reported (all issues)
  15. TARGET CORPORATION1 report
    $420K reported (all issues)
  16. WALMART INC.1 report
    $2.7M reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.