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HR 4265 104th Congress House

Buy American Improvement Act of 1996

Official title: To apply the Buy American Act to articles, materials, and supplies for use outside the United States.

Introduced: September 27, 1996 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Buy AmericanForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment procurement
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Sep 27, 1996
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
Sep 27, 1996
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 27, 1996

Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Buy American Improvement Act of 1996 - Amends the Buy American Act to make the Buy American requirements of such Act applicable to articles, materials, and supplies that Federal agencies purchase for use outside the United States.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Sep 27, 1996
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4265: Buy American Improvement Act of 1996. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-4265/
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"H.R. 4265: Buy American Improvement Act of 1996." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-4265/.
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H.R. 4265, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-4265/.
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