HR 3645
112th Congress
House
Transportation and Public Works
Administrative remedies
Aviation and airports
Buy American requirements
Department of Transportation
Economic performance and conditions
Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises
Manufacturing
National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)
Public contracts and procurement
Public transit
Railroads
Roads and highways
Unemployment
American Jobs Preservation Act
Introduced: December 13, 2011
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Became law
Dec 14, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Dec 14, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Dec 14, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Dec 13, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Dec 13, 2011
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
American Jobs Preservation Act - Prohibits the Secretary of Transportation from issuing a public interest waiver of Buy American requirements under the highway, public transportation, aviation, or passenger rail programs before considering the potential impacts of that waiver on domestic manufacturing employment.
Requires the Secretary to issue a statement detailing the short- and long-term impact of each of those public interest waivers on domestic manufacturing employment.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.