American Products in Parks Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill requires products sold in National Park System gift shops and visitor centers to be produced in the United States and directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish certification, audit, and enforcement procedures.
Who Benefits and How
Domestic manufacturers and suppliers that make products in the United States could gain preferred access to National Park System retail locations.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Gift shop vendors relying on imported or partly imported goods would have to change their sourcing, and the Interior Department would have to administer compliance procedures.
Key Provisions
- Requires final assembly or processing, significant processing, and virtually all ingredients or components to be domestic for products sold in park gift shops.
- Directs the Secretary to establish certification, audit, and enforcement procedures before the rule takes effect.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill requires products sold in National Park System gift shops and visitor centers to be produced in the United States and directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish certification, audit, and enforcement procedures.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Trade
Primary Purpose
This bill requires products sold in National Park System gift shops and visitor centers to be produced in the United States and directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish certification, audit, and enforcement procedures.
Policy Domains
Main Provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Domestic manufacturers and suppliers serving National Park System gift shops
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Gift shop vendors and suppliers relying on non-U.S. products
- Interior Department officials administering certification and enforcement
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Gottheimer (for himself, Mr. Hurd of Colorado, and Mr. …
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Introduced in House
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Gift shop vendors and suppliers relying on products with non-U.S. components or processing
Domestic manufacturers and suppliers serving National Park System retail locations
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of the Interior
We use a combination of our own taxonomy and classification in addition to large language models to assess meaning and potential beneficiaries. High confidence means strong textual evidence. Always verify with the original bill text.
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