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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 See on congress.gov
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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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 December 14, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 4
D
Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Mar 19, 2012
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Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Dec 13, 2011
GREEN, GENE
· Dec 13, 2011
HOLDEN, TIM
· Dec 13, 2011
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Dec 13, 2011
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Dec 13, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3645: American Jobs Preservation Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3645/
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"H.R. 3645: American Jobs Preservation Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3645/.
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H.R. 3645, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3645/.
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