A bill to require imported explosives to be marked in the same manner as domestically manufactured explosives.
Latest action · Jun 23, 2004 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 23, 2004
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit the manufacture or importation of explosive materials for sale or distribution unless such materials are legibly identified by marks that: (1) identify the name of the manufacturer and the location, date, and shift of manufacture; and (2) are placed on each cartridge, bag, or other immediate container of such materials and on any outside container used for the packaging. Requires such marks with respect to detonators on only the containers used for packaging.
Permits the Attorney General to authorize a licensed manufacturer or importer to identify in a different manner: (1) explosive materials upon receipt of a manufacturer's or importer's written application showing that the alternative identification is reasonable and will not hinder the effective administration of this Act; and (2) fireworks.
Requires an importer, not later than 24 hours after the release of explosive materials from the custody of the U.S. Customs Service, to submit a report to the Attorney General that contains: (1) the name and address of the importer; (2) the manufacturer of the materials; (3) the city and country where the materials were manufactured; (4) the product name, size, and other identification marks; and (5) the date and shift of manufacture of the materials.
Directs the Attorney General to issue final regulations to carry out this Act within six months, giving deference to the standards for safety and security marking recognized in the explosives industry.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 23, 2004 to Jul 14, 2004, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-UT | Orrin G. Hatch | Original | Jun 23, 2004 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Jul 14, 2004 | |
| R-OH | Mike DeWine | Jul 14, 2004 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 23, 2004Introduced in Senate
- Jun 23, 2004Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Jun 23, 2004Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR 6/24/2004 S7320-7321)
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Administrative procedure
- Business records
- Commerce
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Customs administration
- Department of Justice
- Emergency Management
- Explosives
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Identification devices
- Import restrictions
- Imports
- Labeling
- Law
- Manufacturing industries
- Packaging
- Security measures
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