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Union Calendar No. 519 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 985 
[Report No. 114–671] 
To enable concrete masonry products manufacturers to establish, finance, 
and carry out a coordinated program of research, education, and pro-
motion to improve, maintain, and develop markets for concrete masonry 
products. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 13, 2015 
Mr. GUTHRIE (for himself and Ms. CASTOR of Florida) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
JULY 8, 2016 
Additional sponsors: Mrs. ELLMERS of North Carolina, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. 
BUTTERFIELD, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. HARPER, Mr. BUCSHON, Mr. MCKIN-
LEY, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. WHITFIELD, Mr. 
YARMUTH, Mr. OLSON, Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan, Mr. RIBBLE, Ms. 
MOORE, Mr. COLLINS of New York, Mr. WALBERG, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. 
GRAVES of Missouri, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. MCHENRY, Mr. CONNOLLY, 
Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Ms. 
BROWNLEY of California, Mr. POSEY, Mr. AMODEI, Mr. LONG, Ms. 
SINEMA, Mr. LOEBSACK, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. HANNA, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mrs. 
HARTZLER, Mr. HUELSKAMP, Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana, Mr. KINZINGER 
of Illinois, Mr. RUSH, Mr. DENT, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mrs. BLACKBURN, 
Mr. BENISHEK, Mr. MURPHY of Florida, Mr. WALZ, Mr. CONYERS, Ms. 
ESTY, Mr. TIBERI, Mrs. MILLER of Michigan, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. WEB-
STER of Florida, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. NEUGEBAUER, Mr. NOLAN, Mr. 
JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. PETERSON, Mr. CUMMINGS, Ms. NORTON, Mr. 
MILLER of Florida, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. BLUM, 
Ms. DELBENE, Mr. HECK of Washington, Mr. KILMER, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. 
CARTWRIGHT, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Ms. KAPTUR, 
Mr. BISHOP of Michigan, Ms. TSONGAS, Mr. DELANEY, Mr. PALAZZO, 
Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. BYRNE, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. BEN 
RAY LUJA´N of New Mexico, Mr. COLE, Mr. FATTAH, Ms. WILSON of 
Florida, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. COOPER, Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
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KENNEDY, Mr. HOLDING, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. ROUZER, Mr. FRANKS of 
Arizona, Mr. WILLIAMS, Ms. GRANGER, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. 
HULTGREN, Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr. BOST, Mr. TURNER, Mrs. ROBY, Ms. 
SEWELL of Alabama, Mr. HUNTER, Ms. JENKINS of Kansas, Mrs. 
BEATTY, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. CARNEY, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. MURPHY of 
Pennsylvania, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Pennsyl-
vania, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. SESSIONS, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. GRAYSON, 
Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. BARLETTA, Mr. DENHAM, Ms. FRANKEL of Florida, 
Mr. YOHO, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. VALADAO, Mr. JONES, Mr. MESSER, Mr. 
ROONEY of Florida, Mr. FARENTHOLD, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Mr. DUFFY, 
Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. POE of Texas, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, 
Mr. BARR, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Ms. BROWN of 
Florida, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. YODER, Mr. 
THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. STIVERS, Mr. COSTA, 
Mr. GIBSON, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. NEAL, Mr. DUNCAN of Ten-
nessee, Mr. FINCHER, Mr. ROYCE, Mrs. BUSTOS, Mr. TONKO, Mr. ROS-
KAM, Mr. COSTELLO of Pennsylvania, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. BERA, Mr. 
SARBANES, Ms. KUSTER, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. MULLIN, Mr. HIGGINS, Mrs. 
CAPPS, Mr. CARTER of Texas, Mr. PETERS, Mr. KATKO, Mr. ROGERS of 
Kentucky, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mrs. LAWRENCE, 
Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. FOSTER, Mr. ROSS, Ms. WASSERMAN 
SCHULTZ, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. JENKINS of West Virginia, Mr. GRIFFITH, 
Ms. ADAMS, Mr. COHEN, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. DOLD, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. 
REED, Mr. ROE
of Tennessee, Mr. MICA, Mr. BUCHANAN, Mr. 
GUTIE´RREZ, Mr. POCAN, Mr. COOK, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. 
SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. NUGENT, Mr. GALLEGO, Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN 
GRISHAM of New Mexico, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mr. JOYCE, Mr. 
SCHWEIKERT, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. STEWART, Mrs. KIRK-
PATRICK, Mr. CARTER of Georgia, Mr. PEARCE, Mr. THOMPSON of Mis-
sissippi, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. TIPTON, Mr. DAVID SCOTT 
of Georgia, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. HONDA, 
Mr. CLAY, Mr. RUIZ, Mr. FLEISCHMANN, Mr. COLLINS of Georgia, Ms. 
SLAUGHTER, Mr. TROTT, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mrs. DINGELL, Mrs. NOEM, 
Mr. SIRES, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, 
Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. KIND, Mrs. WATSON
COLEMAN, Mr. 
CICILLINE, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mr. WOMACK, Ms. EDWARDS, Mrs. WAGNER, 
Mr. TED LIEU of California, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. WESTERMAN, 
Mr. ROKITA, Mr. LUCAS, Mr. ASHFORD, Mr. BRIDENSTINE, Mr. 
LOWENTHAL, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. KELLY of Mississippi, 
Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. ABRAHAM, Mr. NUNES, Mrs. COMSTOCK, Mr. 
GRIJALVA, Mr. REICHERT, Mr. YOUNG of Iowa, Mr. PRICE of North 
Carolina, Mr. WALKER, and Mr. YOUNG of Indiana 
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JULY 8, 2016 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 13, 2015] 
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A BILL 
To enable concrete masonry products manufacturers to estab-
lish, finance, and carry out a coordinated program of 
research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, 
and develop markets for concrete masonry products. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Concrete Masonry Prod-
ucts Research, Education, and Promotion Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. DECLARATION OF POLICY. 
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to authorize 
the establishment of an orderly program for developing, fi-
nancing, and carrying out an effective, continuous, and co-
ordinated program of research, education, and promotion, 
including funds for marketing and market research activi-
ties, that is designed to— 
(1) strengthen the position of the concrete ma-
sonry products industry in the domestic marketplace; 
(2) maintain, develop, and expand markets and 
uses for concrete masonry products in the domestic 
marketplace; and 
(3) promote the use of concrete masonry products 
in construction and building. 
(b) LIMITATION.—Nothing in this Act may be con-
strued to provide for the control of production or otherwise 
limit the right of any person to manufacture concrete ma-
sonry products. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
For the purposes of this Act: 
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