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Buy America 2.0 Act

Introduced: May 15, 2019 Introduced by: Boyle, Brendan F. Democratic · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 16, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
May 16, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
May 16, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
May 16, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
May 15, 2019
Introduced in House
May 15, 2019
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.
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 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 permanently extends 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 May 16, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 10
D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Jun 4, 2019
 D
Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · May 15, 2019
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · May 15, 2019
 D
Garamendi, John
California · May 15, 2019
Kildee, Daniel
· May 15, 2019
Lamb, Conor
· May 15, 2019
Lawrence, Brenda
· May 15, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 15, 2019
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · May 15, 2019
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · May 15, 2019
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · May 15, 2019
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · May 15, 2019
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · May 15, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2755: Buy America 2.0 Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2755/
MLA
"H.R. 2755: Buy America 2.0 Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2755/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 2755, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2755/.
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[H.R. 2755: Buy America 2.0 Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2755/)
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