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H.R. 4812 115th Congress House

21st Century Buy American Act

Official title: To amend chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code (popularly referred to as the Buy American Act) and certain other laws with respect to certain waivers unde… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code (popularly referred to as the Buy American Act) and certain other laws with respect to certain waivers under those laws, to provide greater transparency regarding exceptions to domestic sourcing requirements, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 17, 2018 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 18, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Jan 18, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Jan 18, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Jan 18, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Jan 18, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Jan 17, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Financial Services, 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.
Jan 17, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 18, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

21st Century Buy American Act

This bill modifies the requirements for federal agencies to grant exceptions and waivers to Buy American requirements. The bill also (1) requires the General Services Administration to establish a public website with details regarding waivers and exceptions that have been requested, are under consideration, or have been granted by agencies; (2) increases the domestic content percentage requirement to 60%; and (3) authorizes the Department of Defense to establish a program to make or guarantee loans under the Defense Production Act to certain domestic manufacturers.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • S 2196 Identical bill 21st Century Buy American Act
  • HR 7955 Reintroduced Bill 21st Century Buy American Act
  • S 2284 BuyAmerican.gov Act of 2018
  • HR 6907 BuyAmerican.gov Act of 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4812: 21st Century Buy American Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4812/
MLA
"H.R. 4812: 21st Century Buy American Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4812/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 4812, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4812/.
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[H.R. 4812: 21st Century Buy American Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4812/)
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