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H.R. 1239 112th Congress House

Congressional Made in America Promise Act of 2011

Official title: To clarify the applicability of the Buy American Act to products purchased for the use of the legislative branch, to prohibit the application of any of the exc… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To clarify the applicability of the Buy American Act to products purchased for the use of the legislative branch, to prohibit the application of any of the exceptions to the requirements of such Act to products bearing an official Congressional insignia, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 29, 2011 Introduced by: Marcy Kaptur Democratic · Ohio See on congress.gov
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Apr 1, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform .
Mar 29, 2011
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
Mar 29, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 1, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform .

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Congressional Made in America Promise Act of 2011 - Amends the Buy American Act to apply Buy American requirements to articles, materials, and supplies acquired for the use of any legislative branch office, including the House of Representatives and the Senate, in the same manner as the Act applies with respect to articles, materials, and supplies acquired for the use of a department or independent establishment.

Prescribes a special rule in the case of any product which bears an official congressional insignia (including a mark resembling an official seal) that is acquired for the use of a legislative branch office. Prohibits the head of such office from making a determination under the Act that it is inconsistent with the public interest to enter into a contract in accordance with the Act.

Makes inapplicable to products with an official congressional insignia the exceptions to the Buy American rule for: (1) articles, materials, or supplies not mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available commercial quantities and of satisfactory quality; or (2) manufactured articles, materials, or supplies procured under any contract the award value of which is less than or equal to the micro-purchase threshold. (Thus applies the Buy American rule to any legislative branch office purchase of products with an official congressional insignia, without exception.)

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1239: Congressional Made in America Promise Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1239/
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"H.R. 1239: Congressional Made in America Promise Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1239/.
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H.R. 1239, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1239/.
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