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S 2087 112th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Buy American requirements Metals Military procurement, research, weapons development Strategic materials and reserves

United States Steel and Security Act of 2012

Introduced: February 9, 2012 See on congress.gov
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Feb 9, 2012
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Feb 9, 2012
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

United States Steel and Security Act of 2012 - Amends federal provisions requiring the Department of Defense (DOD) to procure strategic materials critical to national security from materials produced in the United States (Buy American requirements) to include within the definition of "produced" that which is melted or processed in a manner that results in physical or chemical property changes that are the equivalent of melting. Excludes from such term finishing processes such as rolling, heat treatment, quenching, tempering, grinding, or shaving.

What's happening now February 9, 2012

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Feb 9, 2012
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Feb 9, 2012
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Feb 9, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2087: United States Steel and Security Act of 2012. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-2087/
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"S. 2087: United States Steel and Security Act of 2012." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-2087/.
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S. 2087, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-2087/.
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