HR 5791 · 111th Congress 2009–2011, ended

Buses, Rail Cars, Ferryboats: Make it in America Act of 2010

Introduced Jul 20, 2010 Originated House Sponsor John Garamendi D-CA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jul 21, 2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

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.

  1. IntroducedJul 20, 2010
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Buses, Rail Cars, Ferryboats: Make it in America Act of 2010 - Eliminates certain waivers of Buy American requirements that the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) obligate federal funding for capital public transportation projects only if U.S. steel, iron, and manufactured goods are used in such projects. (Retains the current waiver of such Buy American requirements for any case where use of U.S. material will increase overall project costs by more than 25%.)

Cosponsors 20

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 20, 2010 to Nov 17, 2010, with 9 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-OHBetty SuttonOriginalJul 20, 2010
D-COEd PerlmutterOriginalJul 20, 2010
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalJul 20, 2010
D-WAJim McDermottOriginalJul 20, 2010
D-OHMarcy KapturOriginalJul 20, 2010
D-MIMark H. SchauerOriginalJul 20, 2010
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyOriginalJul 20, 2010
D-ILPhil HareOriginalJul 20, 2010
D-WISteve KagenOriginalJul 20, 2010
D-MICarolyn C. KilpatrickJul 21, 2010
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioJul 21, 2010
D-PAChaka FattahJul 22, 2010
D-CTChristopher MurphyJul 22, 2010
D-AZEd PastorJul 22, 2010
D-MIJohn D. DingellJul 22, 2010
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.Jul 26, 2010
D-CAFortney Pete StarkSep 22, 2010
D-WITammy BaldwinSep 23, 2010
D-RIJames R. LangevinSep 28, 2010
D-NMMartin HeinrichNov 17, 2010

Actions 5

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 21, 2010Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
  2. Jul 21, 2010Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
  3. Jul 21, 2010Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5898-5900)
  4. Jul 20, 2010Introduced in House
  5. Jul 20, 2010Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jul 20, 2010Introduced in House

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