3.0.0 1606 2023-01-11T13:18:09Z 2023-01-11T13:18:09Z Senate S S 2009-08-06 111 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2009-08-06T20:18:43Z Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act of 2010 111 4678 HR 2010-12-22 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 413. Related bill CRS 2009-08-06 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2009-08-06 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9007-9008) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2009-08-06 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI N D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2009-08-06 True S001141 Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL] Jeff Sessions R AL 2009-08-06 True N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM 2009-09-14 False L000550 Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] MARY LANDRIEU D LA 2009-10-27 False B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2009-11-09 False S000709 Sen. Specter, Arlen [D-PA] ARLEN SPECTER D PA 2009-11-18 False G000359 Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] Lindsey Graham R SC 2009-12-01 False L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2010-02-01 False B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 2010-02-02 False K000373 Sen. Kaufman, Edward E. [D-DE] Edward Kaufman D DE E. 2010-02-09 False P000590 Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR] Mark Pryor D AR Lunsford 2010-02-09 False F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2010-02-25 False M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2010-03-15 False M001170 Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] Claire McCaskill D MO 2010-03-22 False B001268 Sen. Brown, Scott P. [R-MA] Scott Brown R MA P. 2010-05-27 False Law Administrative law and regulatory procedures Agricultural trade Civil actions and liability Consumer Product Safety Commission Department of Commerce Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Food supply, safety, and labeling Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Jurisdiction and venue Manufacturing Product safety and quality Trade restrictions Law 00 2009-08-06 Introduced in Senate 2009-09-14T17:54:57Z Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act of 2009 - 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 (CPSC) (with respect to consumer products), and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (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 who is authorized to accept service of process on their behalf for the purpose of all civil and regulatory actions in state and federal courts. Requires the registered agent to be located in a state with a substantial connection to the importation, distribution, or sale of the products. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish, maintain, and make available to the public a registry of such agents.

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.

Prohibits importation into the United States of a covered product (or component part that will be used in the United States to manufacture a covered product) if the product (or component part) or any part of the product (or component part) was manufactured or produced outside the United States by a manufacturer or producer who does not have a registered agent whose authority is in effect on the date of the importation.

Requires the Secretary of Agriculture and the Commissioner of Food and Drugs to jointly 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.



]]> Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act of 2009 Display Title Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced A bill to require foreign manufacturers of products imported into the United States to establish registered agents in the United States who are authorized to accept service of process against such manufacturers, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act of 2009 Introduced in Senate 2009-08-06T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s1606is/xml/BILLS-111s1606is.xml 2009-08-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.