H.R. 4812 · 115th Congress
21st Century Buy American Act
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This bill modifies the requirements for federal agencies to grant exceptions and waivers to Buy American requirements.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jan 17, 2018
21st Century Buy American Act
This bill modifies the requirements for federal agencies to grant exceptions and waivers to Buy American requirements. The bill also (1) requires the General Services Administration to establish a public website with details regarding waivers and exceptions that have been requested, are under consideration, or have been granted by agencies; (2) increases the domestic content percentage requirement to 60%; and (3) authorizes the Department of Defense to establish a program to make or guarantee loans under the Defense Production Act to certain domestic manufacturers.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: 21st Century Buy American Act
Latest action (Jan 18, 2018): Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics · Origin: House · Introduced: Jan 17, 2018
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.