U.S. House Approves Bill to Ban Chinese Drywall, Force Manufacturer Compliance

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A bill that would designate contaminated Chinese drywall as a banned hazardous substance and force foreign manufacturers to submit to the jurisdiction of federal courts has passed the U.S. House of Representatives.

The bill, H.R. 4212 “To Designate Drywall Manufactured in China a Banned Hazardous Product, and for Other Purposes,” passed by a voice vote Sept. 21 and now awaits a hearing before the U.S. Senate.

H.R. 4212 was introduced in March, one year after the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issued its protocol for homes containing corrosive drywall. The procedure included a recommendation that the product …