Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act of 2019
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jul 12, 2019)
Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act of 2019
This bill requires a foreign manufacturer of products imported into the United States to establish a registered agent in the United States to accept service of process for regulatory proceedings or civil actions.
Specifically, the bill requires specified agencies to implement regulations requiring a foreign manufacturer or producer to establish a registered agent who is authorized to accept process on behalf of the manufacturer or producer. The agent must be located in a state with substantial connection to the import, distribution, or sale of the product and, by registering an agent, the manufacturer or producer consents to the personal jurisdiction of the courts of that state.
Additionally, the Department of Commerce must establish, maintain, and make publicly available a registry of such agents. The Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration must also jointly report on whether to require a foreign producer of imported food to register such an agent.
What just happenedAug 9, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseJul 12, 2019
- Aug 9, 2019Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee - Jul 15, 2019Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee - Jul 12, 2019IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Agriculture, 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.
Agriculture Committee - Jul 12, 2019IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Agriculture, 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.
Ways and Means Committee - Jul 12, 2019IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Agriculture, 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.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Jul 12, 2019IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jul 12, 2019IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House