21st Century Buy American Act
Latest action · Jan 18, 2018 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
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.
- IntroducedJan 17, 2018
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Jan 17, 2018 |
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Jan 17, 2018 |
| Aviation Subcommittee | Referred Jan 18, 2018 | |
| Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee | Referred Jan 18, 2018 | |
| Highways and Transit Subcommittee | Referred Jan 18, 2018 | |
| Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee | Referred Jan 18, 2018 | |
| Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee | Referred Jan 18, 2018 | |
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred Jan 17, 2018 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 18, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
- Jan 18, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
- Jan 18, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Jan 18, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
- Jan 18, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 164, no. 10, January 17, 2018, page H478.
Related bills 4
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2196 | 21st Century Buy American Act | Identical bill | Dec 6, 2017 |
| S 2284 | BuyAmerican.gov Act of 2018 | Related bill | Jan 9, 2018 |
| HR 6907 | BuyAmerican.gov Act of 2018 | Related bill | Oct 4, 2018 |
| HR 7955 | 21st Century Buy American Act | Reintroduced Bill | Aug 10, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code (popularly referred to as the Buy American Act) and certain other laws with respect to certain waivers under those laws, to provide greater transparency regarding exceptions to domestic sourcing requirements, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- 21st Century Buy American Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Buy American requirements
- Congressional oversight
- Digital media
- Government information and archives
- Government lending and loan guarantees
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government studies and investigations
- Infrastructure development
- Manufacturing
- Military procurement, research, weapons development
- Public contracts and procurement
- Public participation and lobbying
- Transportation costs
- Water quality
- Water use and supply
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 17, 2018Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
