Build America, Buy America Act
Latest action · Apr 23, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
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.
- IntroducedApr 22, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Build America, Buy America Act
This bill requires federal infrastructure programs to provide for the use of materials produced in the United States.
Each federal agency must submit to the Office of Management and Budget and to Congress a report that identifies each federal financial assistance program for infrastructure administered by the agency and (1) identify domestic content procurement preferences applicable to the assistance, (2) assess the applicability of such requirements, (3) provide details on any applicable domestic content procurement preference requirement, and (4) include a description of the type of infrastructure projects that receive funding under the program.
Each agency shall ensure that none of the funds made available for such a program may be used for a project unless all of the iron, steel, and manufactured products used in the project are produced in the United States, subject to waivers where inconsistent with the public interest, where not produced in sufficient quantities or satisfactory quality, or where such inclusion will increase the cost of the project by more than 25%.
Cosponsors 11
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 22, 2021 to Dec 8, 2021; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IN | Frank J. Mrvan | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| R-AL | Robert B. Aderholt | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | Jun 1, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Jun 1, 2021 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Jun 14, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Conor Lamb | Jun 14, 2021 | |
| R-MI | Lisa C. McClain | Jun 21, 2021 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jun 23, 2021 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Jun 24, 2021 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Jul 29, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Dec 8, 2021 |
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 Apr 22, 2021 |
| Aviation Subcommittee | Referred Apr 23, 2021 | |
| Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee | Referred Apr 23, 2021 | |
| Highways and Transit Subcommittee | Referred Apr 23, 2021 | |
| Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee | Referred Apr 23, 2021 | |
| Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee | Referred Apr 23, 2021 | |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Apr 22, 2021 |
| Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee | Referred Apr 23, 2021 |
Actions 8
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 23, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
- Apr 23, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
- Apr 23, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Apr 23, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
- Apr 23, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- Apr 23, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
- Apr 22, 2021Introduced in House
- Apr 22, 2021Referred 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. 167, no. 70, April 22, 2021, page H2109.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1303 | Build America, Buy America Act | Identical bill | Dec 19, 2022 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To ensure that certain Federal infrastructure programs require the use of materials produced in the United States, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Build America, Buy America Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Aviation and airports
- Buy American requirements
- Congressional oversight
- Dams and canals
- Electric power generation and transmission
- Government buildings, facilities, and property
- Government information and archives
- Government Operations and Politics
- Infrastructure development
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Manufacturing
- Metals
- Navigation, waterways, harbors
- Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
- Public contracts and procurement
- Public transit
- Public utilities and utility rates
- Railroads
- Roads and highways
- Transportation programs funding
- Water resources funding
- Water use and supply
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 22, 2021Introduced 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.
