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21st Century Buy American Act

Introduced: August 4, 2020 Introduced by: Murphy, Christopher Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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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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Aug 4, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Aug 4, 2020
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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.

What's happening now August 4, 2020

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

 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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