American Parks American Products Act

Bill: 114-hr-6054
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3]
Introduced: 2016-09-15
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Latest action: action_date: 2016-09-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-09-15
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>American Parks American Products Act</b></p>  <p>The bill instructs: (1) the Department of the Interior to ensure that all items offered for sale in any gift shop or visitor's center in a unit of the National Park System are produced in the United States, and (2) the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) to similarly ensure that all items offered for sale in any NARA gift shop are produced in the United States. </p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6054 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 15, 2016 Mr. Israel introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources , and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To help ensure that all items offered for sale in any gift shop of the National Park Service or of the National Archives and Records Administration are produced in the United States, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the American Parks American Products Act . 2. Requiring that items sold in certain Federal gift shops are produced in the United States (a) National Park Service The Secretary of the Interior shall ensure that all items offered for sale in any gift shop or visitor’s center located within a unit of the National Park System are produced in the United States. (b) National Archives and Records Administration The Archivist of the United States shall ensure that all items offered for sale in any gift shop of the National Archives and Records Administration are produced in the United States.