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Buy Clean Transparency Act of 2019

Introduced: June 13, 2019 Introduced by: Klobuchar, Amy Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 116th Congress ended
It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jun 13, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Jun 13, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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Buy Clean Transparency Act of 2019

This bill requires federal contracting agencies to assess how the products they procure affect the levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. The term federal contracting agencies means the Department of Defense, the Department of Energy, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Commerce, the Environmental Protection Agency, the General Services Administration, and the Department of Veterans Affairs. The agencies must publish their assessments.

What's happening now June 13, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Jun 13, 2019
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Jun 13, 2019
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Jun 13, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1864: Buy Clean Transparency Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1864/
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"S. 1864: Buy Clean Transparency Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1864/.
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S. 1864, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1864/.
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