A resolution affirming the benefits of "Buying American".
Latest action · Dec 21, 2020 Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title and an amended preamble by Voice Vote. (text: CR S7899)
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedJun 17, 2020
- Agreed to in SenateDec 21, 2020
Summary
This resolution declares that it is U.S. policy to Buy American, and it expresses the Senate's support for American manufacturing.
Cosponsors 14
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 17, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Original | Jun 17, 2020 |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Original | Jun 17, 2020 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Jun 17, 2020 |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Original | Jun 17, 2020 |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Original | Jun 17, 2020 |
| R-MO | Josh Hawley | Original | Jun 17, 2020 |
| R-GA | Kelly Loeffler | Original | Jun 17, 2020 |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | Original | Jun 17, 2020 |
| R-SD | Mike Rounds | Original | Jun 17, 2020 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Jun 17, 2020 |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Original | Jun 17, 2020 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Jun 17, 2020 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Jun 17, 2020 |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Original | Jun 17, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Jun 17, 2020Discharged Dec 21, 2020 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 21, 2020Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- Dec 21, 2020Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7898-7900)
- Dec 21, 2020Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title and an amended preamble by Voice Vote. (text: CR S7899)
- Jun 17, 2020Introduced in Senate
- Jun 17, 2020Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text: CR S3065-3066)
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7898, S7899Text printed S7899Amendments S7899, S7940 | Rick Scott R-FL (amendment) | Dec 21, 2020 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S3067Text printed S3065Notices S3067Intention to object to S. Res. 625, encourage the Government and the people of the U.S. to support Buy American Act provisions: Senator Grassley | Chuck Grassley R-IA | Jun 17, 2020 |
Amendments 3
Amendments offered to this resolution.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 2726 | In the nature of a substitute. | Rick Scott R-FL | Amendment SA 2726 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
| SA 2727 | To amend the preamble. | Rick Scott R-FL | Amendment SA 2727 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
| SA 2728 | To amend the title. | Rick Scott R-FL | Amendment SA 2728 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A resolution encouraging the Government and the people of the United States to "Buy American".
- Official Titles as Amended by Senate
- A resolution affirming the benefits of "Buying American".
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 21, 2020Agreed to Senate
- Jun 17, 2020Introduced in Senate
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 resolution 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.
