Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Act of 2017
Latest action · Mar 22, 2018 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 365.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 14, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Act of 2017
This bill directs the Department of Commerce to issue orders applicable to U.S. manufacturers of concrete masonry products. Any such order must provide for the establishment of a Concrete Masonry Products Board to carry out a program of generic promotion, research, and education regarding concrete masonry products.
An order must also provide that assessments be paid by concrete masonry product manufacturers for concrete masonry products manufactured and marketed in the United States. At least 50% of the assessments paid by a manufacturer must be used to support research, education, and generic promotion programs and projects in support of the geographic region of the manufacturer.
During the 60-day period preceding the proposed effective date of an order, Commerce shall conduct a referendum for order approval among manufacturers.
The bill allows petition and review of an order, and order enforcement through U.S. district courts.
The bill requires a study and a report by: (1) the Government Accountability Office on how the board spends assessments collected, the impact of board activities, and other matters relating to the demand for concrete masonry products; and (2) Commerce on the appropriateness and effectiveness of applying the commodity check-off program model to a nonagricultural industry.
Cosponsors 11
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 14, 2017 to Nov 15, 2017; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Original | Feb 14, 2017 |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Mar 15, 2017 | |
| R-KS | Pat Roberts | Apr 4, 2017 | |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Apr 24, 2017 | |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | Apr 24, 2017 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | May 8, 2017 | |
| D-WV | Joe Manchin III | May 15, 2017 | |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | May 23, 2017 | |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Jun 20, 2017 | |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | Oct 31, 2017 | |
| R-ID | Mike Crapo | Nov 15, 2017 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Feb 14, 2017Markup Aug 2, 2017Reported Mar 22, 2018 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 22, 2018Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune without amendment. With written report No. 115-218.
- Mar 22, 2018Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 365.
- Aug 2, 2017Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Feb 14, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Feb 14, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Sep 27, 2017S. 374, Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Act of 2017As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on August 2, 2017
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1046 | Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Act of 2017 | Identical bill | Feb 17, 2017 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to enable concrete masonry products manufacturers to establish, finance, and carry out a coordinated program of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, and develop markets for concrete masonry products.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Act of 2017
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Administrative remedies
- Building construction
- Commerce
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Commerce
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government studies and investigations
- Judicial review and appeals
- Manufacturing
- Marketing and advertising
- Materials
- User charges and fees
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 22, 2018Reported to Senate
- Feb 14, 2017Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
