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S. 4418 116th Congress Senate

21st Century Buy American Act

Official title: A bill 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 waive… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill 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: August 4, 2020 Introduced by: Christopher Murphy Democratic · Connecticut 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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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Aug 4, 2020
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 Latest action August 4, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

21st Century Buy American Act

This bill establishes additional criteria that must be met before federal agencies may grant exceptions or 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 to certain domestic manufacturers.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 7955 Identical bill 21st Century Buy American Act
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4418: 21st Century Buy American Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4418/
MLA
"S. 4418: 21st Century Buy American Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4418/.
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S. 4418, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4418/.
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[S. 4418: 21st Century Buy American Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4418/)
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