Buy America 2.0 Act
- Last Action
- 5/16/2019
Actions
- 2019-05-16Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
- 2019-05-16Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
- 2019-05-16Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
- 2019-05-16Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- 2019-05-15Referred 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.
- 2019-05-15Referred 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.
- 2019-05-15Introduced in House
- 2019-05-15Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-05-15 (00)
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)
- John Garamendi (D-CA)
- Daniel Kildee (D-MI)
- Mark Pocan (D-WI)
- Ruben Gallego (D-AZ)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- Gilbert Cisneros (D-CA)
- BRAD SHERMAN (D-CA)
- Brenda Lawrence (D-MI)
- Conor Lamb (D-PA)
- Darren Soto (D-FL)
- Abby Finkenauer (D-IA)
- Linda Sánchez (D-CA)
- Marc Veasey (D-TX)
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ)
Subjects
- Aviation and airports
- Buy American requirements
- Infrastructure development
- Metals
- Railroads
- Transportation programs funding
- Water resources funding
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