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HR 5137 115th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Aviation and airports Buy American requirements Infrastructure development Metals Railroads Transportation programs funding Water resources funding

Buy America 2.0 Act

Introduced: March 1, 2018 Introduced by: Boyle, Brendan F. Democratic · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 8, 2018
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1496)
Mar 2, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
Mar 2, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Mar 2, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Mar 2, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Mar 2, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Mar 1, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 1, 2018
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Buy America 2.0 Act

This bill prohibits federal funding of a transportation or infrastructure project unless the steel, iron, and manufactured goods used for the project are produced in the United States, except where: (1) inconsistent with the public interest; (2) iron, steel, and the relevant manufactured goods are not produced in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available quantities and of a satisfactory quality; or (3) inclusion of iron, steel, and manufactured goods produced in the United States will increase the cost of the overall project by more than 25%.

The bill revises and expands Buy America provisions pertaining to public transportation, rail loan and loan guarantees, and aviation.

The bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to apply in all fiscal years (currently, FY2017) the prohibition on the use of funds for a public water system project that does not use iron and steel products produced in the United States.

What's happening now March 8, 2018

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1496)

 Committees of jurisdiction 7
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 12