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CMT Subcommittee Advances 12 Bills to Strengthen American Competitiveness and Enhance Consumer Protections

Sep 01, 2026
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Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Gus Bilirakis (FL-12), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, led a markup of twelve bills to strengthen American competitiveness and enhance consumer protections.

“American consumers deserve better protections in the marketplace, and these bills go a long way towards earning back consumers’ trust,” said Chairman Bilirakis. “Thank you to all my colleagues on both sides of the aisle who have worked diligently to protect consumers and bolster American competitiveness.”

Legislative Vote Summary:

  • H.R. 10170, the Memory Chip Competitiveness Assessment Act, was forwarded to the Full Committee by voice vote.

  • H.R. 10158, the Automotive National and Economic Security Act of 2026, was forwarded to the Full Committee by voice vote.

  • H.R. 10152, the Open-Source AI Leadership Act, was forwarded to the Full Committee by voice vote.

  • H.R. 6207, the Chip EQUIP Act, was forwarded to the Full Committee by voice vote.

  • H.R. 10163, the American Quantum Competitiveness Act, was forwarded to the Full Committee by voice vote.

  • H.R. 6832, the Packaging and Claims Knowledge (PACK) Act of 2025, was forwarded to the Full Committee by voice vote.

  • H.R. 7502, the Recycled Materials Attribution Act, was forwarded to the Full Committee by voice vote.

  • H.R. 9385, the PROTECT USA Act of 2026, was forwarded to the Full Committee by voice vote.

  • H.R. 7945, the Nitrous Oxide Safety Act of 2026, was forwarded to the Full Committee by voice vote.

  • H.R. 2713, the Mitigating Automated Internet Networks for (MAIN) Event Ticketing Act, was forwarded to the Full Committee by voice vote.

  • H.R. 5967, the Strategic Task Force on Scam Prevention Act, was forwarded to the Full Committee by voice vote.

  • H.R. 6488, the Reducing Exploitative Social Media Exposure for Teens (RESET) Act, was forwarded to the Full Committee by voice vote.

Watch the full markup here.

Below are key excerpts from today’s markup:

Congressman Tom Kean, Jr. speaks during the Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee markup.

Congressman Tom Kean (NJ-07): “In my home state of New Jersey, I have heard from constituents who spoke firsthand about the dangers of this product found at gas stations and convenience stores across the country. This product — nitrous oxide canisters, also known as ‘whippets’ — contains nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas. [...] In recent years, however, there’s been a sharp increase in misuse of nitrous oxide as an inhalant that gives users a high. Its abuse can lead to heart attacks, nerve damage, muscle spasms, numbness, birth defects, paralysis, and even death. [...] Today, I’m announcing my co-sponsorship of the Nitrous Oxide Safety Act, because I believe it’s important to address this issue and to ensure that nitrous oxide isn’t available to unsuspecting consumers.”

Congressman Gabe Evans speaks during the Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee markup.

Congressman Gabe Evans (CO-08): “The underlying bipartisan bill takes a nuanced approach to strengthening consumer protections by establishing a nationally consistent framework for recycled content and recycled content marketing claims — at a time when we’re seeing a patchwork of different definitions and frameworks around the country, which causes consumer confusion and erects barriers to increasing recycling, with potentially 50 different standards that need to be met.”

Congressman Craig Goldman speaks during the Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee markup.

Congressman Craig Goldman (TX-12): “American businesses shouldn’t have to comply with burdensome foreign regulations that hurt our competitiveness, especially when they aren’t even subject to the foreign law in the first place. The PROTECT USA Act protects entities important to U.S. national interests from being forced to comply with foreign sustainability rules, like the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive.

“Here’s what that looks like on the ground in my district. The gas station owner in Fort Worth with just a handful of employees isn’t a multinational corporation doing business in Europe. He’ll never file a compliance report in Brussels. But if he’s partnered with a major American fuel brand that does business in Europe, his franchise contract can get rewritten to satisfy EU mandates — with new questionnaires, new supplier codes, and new audit reporting requirements, all from a regulation he had no say in, passed by a government he doesn’t vote for. That’s a small businessman in my district spending time and money to comply with EU overreach because of who he partners with to sell gas to local families, truck drivers, and other small businesses.”