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House Bill 2472
116th Congress(2019-2020)
BuyAmerican.gov Act of 2019
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on May 2, 2019
Overview
Text
Introduced
May 2, 2019
Latest Action
May 2, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
2472
Congress
116
Policy Area
Government Operations and Politics
Government Operations and Politics
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Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Dan Lipinski
Illinois
Republican
Mike Bost
Illinois
Republican
Brian Fitzpatrick
Pennsylvania
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

BuyAmerican.gov Act of 2019

This bill directs the President and specified federal agencies to take steps to increase transparency and limit the use of waivers of Buy American laws. Generally, Buy American requires agencies to procure domestic goods.

The bill requires (1) the Department of Commerce to report periodically to Congress and the President on the implementation of, and compliance with, Buy American laws; (2) Commerce and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative to assess the impacts of all U.S. free trade agreements and the World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement on the operation of such laws; and (3) the General Services Administration (GSA) to establish a free, publicly available BuyAmerican.gov website. Public interest waivers from Buy American laws shall be construed to ensure the maximum utilization of goods, products, and materials produced in the United States.

The President shall develop a mechanism to collect information on requests to waive Buy American laws and other domestic content restrictions for purposes of providing early notice to possible waivers via the website. Executive agencies shall make information concerning the intention to issue a waiver or exception in connection with a federal procurement available to the GSA at least 20 days prior to waiving a Buy American law.

The Government Accountability Office shall report to Congress within two years of this bill's enactment describing the bill's implementation.

Text (1)
Introduced in House
May 2, 2019
Related Bills (1)
May 06, 2019
Introduced in Senate
4
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 1324
BuyAmerican.gov Act of 2019
Introduced
Type
Identical Bill
Identical Bill
A bill that is word-for-word identical to another bill. Bills are characterized as identical to each other at the introduced stage only, even though a later (e.g., reported or passed) version of a bill might meet the same criteria for text similarity. Companion measures, procedurally-related measures, and legislation with text similarities are other related bill types.
Identified By
CRS
Actions (2)
05/02/2019
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
05/02/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Feb 8, 2022 11:19:35 PM
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