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Fastener Quality Act Amendments Act of 1999

Introduced: March 18, 1999 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 22 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 8, 1999
Became Public Law No: 106-34.
Jun 8, 1999
Signed by President.
May 27, 1999
Presented to President.
May 26, 1999
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
May 25, 1999
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5978)
May 25, 1999
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5978)
May 12, 1999
Received in the Senate, read twice.
May 11, 1999
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 11, 1999
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2935-2937)
May 11, 1999
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H2935-2937)
May 11, 1999
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1183.
May 11, 1999
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2935-2941)
May 11, 1999
Mr. Sensenbrenner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Apr 29, 1999
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 64.
Apr 29, 1999
Committee on Commerce discharged.
Apr 29, 1999
House Committee on Commerce Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than April 29, 1999.
Apr 29, 1999
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science. H. Rept. 106-121, Part I.
Apr 7, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Mar 25, 1999
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Mar 25, 1999
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 18, 1999
Referred to the Committee on Science, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, 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.
Mar 18, 1999
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fastener Quality Act Amendments Act of 1999 - Amends the Fastener Quality Act to define "consensus standard" to mean the provisions of a document that describes fastener characteristics published by a consensus standards organization or a Federal agency, and does not include a proprietary standard.

(Sec. 3) Revises the definition of "fastener" to apply to fasteners only, not to components or products which can contain fasteners. Excludes from the definition (and coverage of the Act) any items: (1) sold in packages containing no more than 100 of any one screw, nut, bolt, stud, or washer; (2) produced to proprietary standards developed by private companies that use fasteners in the manufacture, assembly, or service of their products, and develop fastener standards under the company's name; (3) specifically manufactured for use on an aircraft if the quality and suitability of those fasteners for that use has been approved by the Federal Aviation Administration or by a foreign airworthiness authority; or (4) manufactured in accordance with a fastener quality assurance system meeting International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Standard 9000 and other specified criteria.

(Sec. 4) Makes it unlawful for a manufacturer or distributor, in conjunction with a sale or offer for sale of a fastener, to knowingly misrepresent or falsify: (1) the record of conformance for the lot of fasteners; (2) the identification, characteristics, properties, mechanical or performance marks, chemistry, or strength of the lot of such fasteners; or (3) the manufacturer's insignia.

Directs the Secretary of Commerce to provide a program for the voluntary accreditation of testing laboratories and make information about them available to the public. Repeals certain requirements for testing and certification of fasteners.

(Sec. 5) Revises requirements for manufacturers' insignia on certain fasteners to require manufacturers to comply with insignia recordation requirements, unless the specifications provide otherwise.

(Sec. 6) Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to arbitrate civil penalties before a case is referred to the Attorney General. Repeals criminal penalties for negligent failure to maintain required fastener records. Directs the Secretary to establish a hotline system to facilitate the reporting of alleged violations of this Act and to investigate credible allegations reported through such system.

(Sec. 7) Requires fastener manufacturers to retain the record of conformance for fasteners for five years, on paper or in photographic or electronic format. Repeals the requirement that importers, private label distributors, and persons who make significant alterations to fasteners, as well as manufacturers, also retain all inspection, testing, and certification records for five years.

(Sec. 10) Authorizes any person publishing a document setting forth guidance or requirements for the certification of manufacturing systems (including fastener manufacturing systems) by an accredited third party, or for the approval of accreditation bodies to accredit such third parties, to petition the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to approve the document, if it provides equal or greater rigor and reliability as compared to ISO-IEC Guide 62 or 61, as appropriate.

What's happening now June 8, 1999

Became Public Law No: 106-34.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1