Imports

August 1, 2008 -- Washington, D.C. -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, other senior Members of Congress, and families impacted by unsafe toys joined together at an enrollment ceremony today for the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act. This bill, which now goes to President Bush for his signature into law, gives the Consumer Product Safety Commission the resources, authority, and oversight it needs to protect children from lead, dangerous toys and other unsafe products.

“At the beginning of this Congress, I proudly gaveled the Congress to order in the name of all of America’s children, promising to make this a children’s Congress. This week, we have more than one reason to be honoring that pledge and be glad about that.    » read more »

Amendment requires GAO study of current import regulation and recommendations

March 6, 2008 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) applauded the Senate's passage of his amendment to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Reform Act (S. 2663), which would help improve government regulation of imported products.    » read more »

March 5, 2008 -- LOS ANGELES, CALIF. – Each year, hundreds of millions of toys, fireworks, cigarette lighters, clothes and other consumer products are imported into the United States. In an effort to address the increase of imports, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is announcing new import strategies and a greater presence at the ports.    » read more »

February 6, 2008 -- Washington, D.C. -- The United Steelworkers (USW) welcomed today’s preliminary decision to impose antidumping duties on new pneumatic off-the-road (OTR) tire imports from China announced by the U.S. Commerce Department.    » read more »

January 30, 2008 -- Washington, D.C. – A trade case was filed with the federal government today by the United Steelworkers (USW) and four domestic producers of welded austenitic stainless pipe against surging China imports. The producers are Bristol Metals L.P., (Bristol, Tennessee); Felker Brothers Corporation, (Marshfield, Wisconsin); Outokumpu Stainless Pipe Inc., (Wildwood, Florida); and Marcegaglia USA, Inc. (Munhall, Pennsylvania).    » read more »

December 14, 2007 -- [WASHINGTON, D.C.] – United States Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced that legislation he offered to require all dogs imported to the U.S. for resale be properly vaccinated and in good health was included in the 2007 Farm Bill passed by the full Senate this afternoon.

Buyers and veterinarians report that imported puppies suffer from higher than normal incidences of pneumonia, parvovirus, rabies, ringworm and severe congenital defects.    » read more »

December 14, 2007 -- Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today announced that she has secured a commitment from U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff to make agriculture inspections at all points of entry into the United States a top priority of the Department. The agreement seeks to strengthen the nation’s first line of defense against destructive agricultural pests.    » read more »