US Congress House Bill 2664 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on July 11 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-07-12 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Made in America Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish: (1) a voluntary America Star Program under which manufacturers may have products certified as meeting the standards of labels that indicate to consumers the extent to which the products are manufactured in the United States; and (2) such America Star labels, including the content of the labels and the standards that a product shall meet in order to bear a particular label. Requires the labels to be consistent with public perceptions of the meaning of descriptions of the extent to which a product is manufactured in the United States. Requires the Secretary, after receiving an application, to certify a product as meeting a label's standards, notify the manufacturer, conduct monitoring and compliance review to ensure that a product continues to meet such standards, notify a manufacturer of any corrective action needed, and withdraw certification of a product if such action is not taken. Provides for an expedited appeals procedure for actions that adversely affect a person. Prohibits a person from placing an America Star label on a product, using such label in marketing such product, or in any other way representing that such product meets the standards of such label unless a certification by the Secretary is in effect. Bars the Secretary from certifying the product for a five-year period after determining that a manufacturer has violated the purposes of the Program.

Made in America Act of 2013

Rep. John Carney [D-DE]	Rep. Bruce Braley [D-IA]	Rep. Larry Bucshon [R-IN]	Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]
Rep. John Delaney [D-MD]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]	Rep. Michael Fitzpatrick [R-PA]	Rep. Michael Grimm [R-NY]
Rep. Vicky Hartzler [R-MO]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Patrick Meehan [R-PA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-07-12	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
2013-07-11	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

HB4550 (Related) 2014-06-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/2664/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr2664/BILLS-113hr2664ih.pdf