US Congress House Bill 3395 (Prior Session Legislation)

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November 10 2011 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Trade Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to issue orders applicable to manufacturers of concrete masonry products (concrete) and to concrete importers, if such imports are subject assessment under the orders. Requires any such order to provide for the establishment of a Concrete Masonry Products Board, which shall carry out a program of promotion, research, and information regarding concrete products. Requires any such order to provide that assessments shall be paid by concrete manufacturers with respect to concrete manufactured and marketed in the United States. Allows any such order to provide that assessments shall be paid by concrete products importers. Provides assessment rates. Requires at least 50% of the assessments paid by a manufacturer to be used to support research, education, and promotion plans and projects in support of the geographic region of the manufacturer. Directs the Secretary, during the 60-day period preceding the proposed effective date of an order, to conduct a referendum for order approval among the manufacturers and importers required to pay assessments under the order. Outlines referendum procedures. Provides for petition and review of an order, and order enforcement through U.S. district courts. Authorizes the Secretary to conduct appropriate investigations in order to administer this Act (with power of subpoena). Directs the Secretary to suspend or terminate any order or provision that obstructs or does not tend to effectuate the purposes of this Act, or that is not favored by persons voting in a referendum.

Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Act of 2011

Rep Shimkus, John	Rep Akin, W. Todd	Rep Bachus, Spencer	Rep Baldwin, Tammy
Rep Barletta, Lou	Rep Benishek, Dan	Rep Blackburn, Marsha	Rep Bonner, Jo
Rep Brady, Robert A.	Rep Braley, Bruce L.	Rep Capito, Shelley Moore	Rep Carnahan, Russ
Rep Clay, Wm. Lacy	Rep Coble, Howard	Rep Courtney, Joe	Rep Dent, Charles W.
Rep DesJarlais, Scott	Rep Dold, Robert J.	Rep Duffy, Sean P.	Rep Ellmers, Renee L.
Rep Filner, Bob	Rep Gerlach, Jim	Rep Guthrie, Brett	Rep Hanna, Richard L.
Rep Harper, Gregg	Rep Hinchey, Maurice D.	Rep Holden, Tim	Rep Johnson, Bill
Rep Jones, Walter B., Jr.	Rep Kelly, Mike	Rep Kinzinger, Adam	Rep Kissell, Larry
Rep Lipinski, Daniel	Rep Loebsack, David	Rep Luetkemeyer, Blaine	Rep McIntyre, Mike
Rep McKinley, David B.	Rep Meehan, Patrick	Rep Mica, John L.	Rep Moore, Gwen
Rep Moran, James P.	Rep Myrick, Sue Wilkins	Rep Olson, Pete	Rep Petri, Thomas E.
Rep Platts, Todd Russell	Rep Price, David E.	Rep Rahall, Nick J., II	Rep Rigell, E. Scott
Rep Roby, Martha	Rep Rogers, Mike D.	Rep Rogers, Mike J.	Rep Shuler, Heath
Rep Stearns, Cliff	Rep Whitfield, Ed	Rep Wilson, Joe

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-11-10	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
2011-11-04	House	Referred to House Ways and Means
2011-11-04	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
2011-11-04	House	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2011-11-04	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

SB3227 (Related) 2012-05-23 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Type	Source
Summary	http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:HN03395:@@@L&summ2=m&
Text	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr3395ih/pdf/BILLS-112hr3395ih.pdf