Fischer Applauds FCC's Release of Electronic Labeling Guidance Following Introduction of E-LABEL Act

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U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today issued the following statement applauding the FCC's release of electronic labeling guidance as a positive first step toward embracing innovation and common-sense regulatory modernization:

"As the sponsor of the bipartisan E-LABEL Act with Chairman Rockefeller, I welcome the FCC's timely guidance on this issue. The Commission's willingness to engage and help promote certainty regarding e-labeling deserves to be commended. This is a good first step toward the implementation of new rules promoted by the E-LABEL Act that would modernize our labeling requirements to the benefit of manufacturers and consumers."

Yesterday, Senator Fischer introduced the E-LABEL Act with Commerce Committee Chairman Jay Rockefeller (D-W.V.). Their bipartisan legislation would ease certain regulatory requirements on manufacturers of products such as phones, computers, and other electronics, by giving them the option to meet the physical label requirement digitally. As electronic devices in the marketplace become smaller, physical label requirements may become increasingly difficult to meet and more costly for manufacturers. The e-label option promises to lower costs for both producers and consumers.

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