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%.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-19 | Calendars | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 667. | Senate |
| 2022-12-19 | Committee | Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 117-268. | Senate |
| 2021-05-12 | Committee | Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. | Senate |
| 2021-04-22 | IntroReferral | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate |
| 2021-04-22 | IntroReferral | Introduced in Senate | Library of Congress |