114-hr-3304114th Congress

Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act of 2015

Sponsored By: Representative Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8]

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Summary

Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act of 2015 Expresses the sense of Congress with respect to jurisdiction of courts in the United States over foreign manufacturers that import products into the United States. Directs the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) (with respect to drugs, devices, cosmetics, and biological products), the Consumer Product Safety Commission (with respect to consumer products), and the Environmental Protection Agency (with respect to chemical substances, new chemical substances, and pesticides) to require foreign manufacturers and producers of such products (or components used to manufacture them), in excess of a minimum value or quantity, to establish a registered agent in the United States authorized to accept service of process on their behalf for the purpose of any state or federal regulatory proceeding or civil action in state or federal court. Deems a foreign manufacturer or producer of products covered under this Act that registers an agent to consent to the personal jurisdiction of the state or federal courts of the state in which the agent is located for the purpose of any civil or regulatory proceeding. Requires any person who imports into the United States a covered product manufactured or produced outside the United States to provide to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) a declaration that to the best of the person's knowledge, with respect to the importation of each covered product, the foreign manufacturer or producer of the product has registered an agent in the United States. Directs the CBP Commissioner to prescribe related regulations. Subjects an importer who fails to provide or files a false declaration to certain penalties. Requires the Department of Agriculture and the FDA jointly to study the feasibility and advisability of requiring foreign producers of food distributed in commerce to establish a registered agent in the United States who is authorized to accept service of process on behalf of such producers for the purpose of all civil and regulatory actions in state and federal courts. Requires the head of each agency cited in this Act similarly to study feasible and advisable methods of requiring foreign manufacturers or producers of component parts of covered products distributed in U.S. commerce to establish registered agents in the United States for purposes of such service of process.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8]

PA • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 7/29/2015

  • Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]

    NH • D

    Sponsored 7/29/2015

  • Rep. Murphy, Patrick [D-FL-18]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 7/29/2015

  • Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]

    WI • D

    Sponsored 7/29/2015

  • Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 7/29/2015

  • Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2]

    RI • D

    Sponsored 7/29/2015

  • Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 7/29/2015

  • Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 7/29/2015

  • Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 7/29/2015

  • Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]

    TN • D

    Sponsored 7/29/2015

  • Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]

    CT • D

    Sponsored 7/31/2015

  • Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7]

    CO • D

    Sponsored 7/31/2015

  • Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 9/25/2015

  • Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]

    MA • D

    Sponsored 10/7/2015

  • LOUISE SLAUGHTER

    NY • D

    Sponsored 11/30/2015

  • Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]

    OR • D

    Sponsored 7/29/2015

  • ROBERT BRADY

    PA • D

    Sponsored 7/29/2015

  • Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 7/29/2015

  • MICHAEL CAPUANO

    MA • D

    Sponsored 7/29/2015

  • Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 7/29/2015

  • Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4]

    MD • D

    Sponsored 7/29/2015

  • Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]

    MN • D

    Sponsored 7/29/2015

  • Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 7/29/2015

  • Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 7/29/2015

  • Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]

    GA • D

    Sponsored 7/29/2015

  • WALTER JONES

    NC • R

    Sponsored 7/29/2015

  • Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]

    MA • D

    Sponsored 7/29/2015

  • Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 7/29/2015

  • Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]

    OH • D

    Sponsored 7/29/2015

  • Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 7/29/2015

  • Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 7/29/2015

  • Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3]

    KY • D

    Sponsored 7/29/2015

  • Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10]

    OH • R

    Sponsored 7/29/2015

  • Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]

    OR • D

    Sponsored 7/29/2015

  • GENE GREEN

    TX • D

    Sponsored 7/29/2015

  • Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]

    MN • D

    Sponsored 7/29/2015

  • Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 7/29/2015

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