Berry Amendment Notification Act
Latest action · Mar 10, 2005 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 10, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Berry Amendment Notification Act - Provides that if the Secretary of Defense makes an exception to the requirement that certain items procured by the Department of Defense must be grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced in the United States, then the Secretary must post a notification of such exception on the Internet site maintained by the General Services Administration known as FedBizOps.gov (or any successor site).
Adds clothing materials and components to the items for which such Buy American requirement will apply.
Cosponsors 25
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 5, 2005 to Oct 18, 2005.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MI | Carolyn C. Kilpatrick | Apr 5, 2005 | |
| D-MS | Gene Taylor | Apr 5, 2005 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Apr 5, 2005 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Apr 5, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Lane Evans | Apr 5, 2005 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Apr 5, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Apr 13, 2005 | |
| R-SC | Bob Inglis | Apr 13, 2005 | |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | Apr 13, 2005 | |
| D-SC | John M. Spratt, Jr. | Apr 13, 2005 | |
| R-IN | John N. Hostettler | Apr 13, 2005 | |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | Apr 13, 2005 | |
| R-LA | Rodney Alexander | Apr 13, 2005 | |
| R-NC | Sue Wilkins Myrick | Apr 13, 2005 | |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Apr 13, 2005 | |
| R-WI | Thomas E. Petri | Apr 13, 2005 | |
| R-IA | Tom Latham | Apr 13, 2005 | |
| R-VA | Virgil H. Goode Jr. | Apr 13, 2005 | |
| R-NC | Howard Coble | Apr 20, 2005 | |
| R-VA | Jo Ann Davis | Apr 20, 2005 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Apr 20, 2005 | |
| R-CT | Rob Simmons | Apr 20, 2005 | |
| R-VA | Thelma D. Drake | Apr 20, 2005 | |
| R-MS | Charles W. "Chip" Pickering | Jun 20, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Robert E. Andrews | Oct 18, 2005 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Mar 10, 2005 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 10, 2005Introduced in House
- Mar 10, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require notice of exceptions applied by the Department of Defense to certain requirements to procure items made in the United States.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Berry Amendment Notification Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Buy American
- Chemical warfare
- Clothing
- Defense contracts
- Defense procurement
- Electronic government information
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government publicity
- International Affairs
- Internet
- Metals
- Military and naval supplies
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Trade agreements
- Web sites
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 10, 2005Introduced in House
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