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H.R. 1543 116th Congress House

American Workers for Security Act of 2019

Official title: To require the procurement of iron and steel products from American sources, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 5, 2019 Introduced by: Pete Stauber Republican · Minnesota See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Building constructionBuy American requirementsMetalsMexicoPublic contracts and procurement
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Mar 5, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Mar 5, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 5, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

American Workers for Security Act of 2019

This bill requires iron or steel used to build a border wall with Mexico to be produced in the United States, with exceptions.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Republican 3
Hagedorn, Jim
· Mar 7, 2019
 R
Bost, Mike
Illinois · Mar 5, 2019
 R
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Mar 5, 2019
Duffy, Sean
· Mar 5, 2019
Fortenberry, Jeff
· Mar 5, 2019
Gibbs, Bob
· Mar 5, 2019
Gonzalez, Anthony
· Mar 5, 2019
 R
Guest, Michael
Mississippi · Mar 5, 2019
PETERSON, COLLIN
· Mar 5, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1543: American Workers for Security Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1543/
MLA
"H.R. 1543: American Workers for Security Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1543/.
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H.R. 1543, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1543/.
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[H.R. 1543: American Workers for Security Act of 2019](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1543/)
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