Buy America 2.0 Act
Latest action · May 16, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
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.
- IntroducedMay 15, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Buy America 2.0 Act
This bill prohibits federal funding of a transportation or infrastructure project unless the steel, iron, and manufactured goods used for the project are produced in the United States, except where (1) inconsistent with the public interest; (2) iron, steel, and the relevant manufactured goods are not produced in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available quantities and of a satisfactory quality; or (3) inclusion of iron, steel, and manufactured goods produced in the United States will increase the cost of the overall project by more than 25%.
The bill revises and expands Buy America provisions pertaining to public transportation, rail loan and loan guarantees, and aviation.
The bill permanently extends the prohibition on the use of funds for a public water system project that does not use iron and steel products produced in the United States.
Cosponsors 14
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 15, 2019 to Jun 4, 2019; 13 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IA | Abby Finkenauer | Original | May 15, 2019 |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Original | May 15, 2019 |
| D-MI | Brenda L. Lawrence | Original | May 15, 2019 |
| D-PA | Conor Lamb | Original | May 15, 2019 |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | Original | May 15, 2019 |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Original | May 15, 2019 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | May 15, 2019 |
| D-CA | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Original | May 15, 2019 |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Original | May 15, 2019 |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Original | May 15, 2019 |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Original | May 15, 2019 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Original | May 15, 2019 |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Original | May 15, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Jun 4, 2019 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred May 15, 2019 |
| Highways and Transit Subcommittee | Referred May 16, 2019 | |
| Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee | Referred May 16, 2019 | |
| Aviation Subcommittee | Referred May 16, 2019 | |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred May 15, 2019 |
| Environment Subcommittee | Referred May 16, 2019 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 16, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- May 16, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
- May 16, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
- May 16, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
- May 15, 2019Introduced in House
- May 15, 2019Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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. 165, no. 81, May 15, 2019, page H3842.
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46191 | Reauthorization of the Federal Public Transportation Program Archived | Report | May 5, 2021 |
| R44266 | Effects of Buy America on Transportation Infrastructure and U.S. Manufacturing Archived | Report | Jul 2, 2019 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5137 | Buy America 2.0 Act | Reintroduction of | Mar 8, 2018 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To standardize and extend certain Buy America provisions.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Buy America 2.0 Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 15, 2019Introduced 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.
