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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 625 

Affirming the benefits of ‘‘Buying American’’. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 17, 2020 

Mr. SCOTT of Florida (for himself, Ms. BALDWIN, Mrs. LOEFFLER, Mr. MURPHY, Mr. ROUNDS, Mr. BROWN, Mrs. CAPITO, Ms. SMITH, Mr. PETERS, 

Ms. STABENOW, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. HAWLEY, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. 

REED, and Mrs. FEINSTEIN) submitted the following resolution; which 

was referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 

DECEMBER 21, 2020 

Committee discharged; considered, amended, and agreed to with an amended 

preamble and an amendment to the title 

RESOLUTION 

Affirming the benefits of ‘‘Buying American’’. 

Whereas, on July 15, 2019, President Donald J. Trump 

signed Executive Order 13881 titled ‘‘Maximizing Use of 

American-Made Goods, Products, and Materials’’ (84 

Fed. Reg. 34257), which would enforce the Buy American Act of 1933 (41 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.) to the greatest 

extent permitted by law; 

Whereas, the Buy American Act of 1933 requires Federal 

agencies to procure materials and products domestically— 


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(1) when the materials are intended for public use 

within the United States; and 

(2) when the materials to be procured (or the materials from which they are manufactured) are present in 

the United States in sufficient and reasonably available 

commercial quantities of a satisfactory quality; 

Whereas American-made products are developed under 

United States’ regulations and undergo testing to ensure 

their compliance with United States’ safety standards, 

which are among the highest standards in the world; 

Whereas American-made products are produced by workers 

earning competitive wages and working in safe working 

conditions; 

Whereas purchasing American-made products supports the 

producers of those products and their communities; 

Whereas, according to the Manufacturing Institute, each dollar spent in sales of manufactured products supports 

$1.33 in output from other sectors of the economy; 

Whereas, according to the Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation Foundation, for every full-time 

job in manufacturing, there are 3.4 full-time equivalent 

jobs created in non-manufacturing industries; 

Whereas, according to a 2017 poll conducted by Reuters and 

Ipsos, when buying products, nearly 70 percent of Americans find it important that the products they buy were 

made in the United States; 

Whereas strengthening American manufacturing supports 

employment in the United States, produces innovation 

and the seeds for future industries, and supports the 

global competitiveness of the United States; 


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Whereas a strong American manufacturing base is an important component in helping to revitalize the United States 

economy as it recovers from the global COVID–19 pandemic; 

Whereas a strong domestic supply chain for certain goods 

and close cooperation with trusted allies can support national security and public safety; 

Whereas the global COVID–19 pandemic presented significant challenges for the globally interconnected supply 

chain of medical products and has heightened the need 

for supply chain security of a variety of critical materials 

and products; and 

Whereas, regarding the manufacturing of critical medical 

supplies and products essential to national security, national stockpiles and a healthy domestic industrial base 

would help handle any future surge in need for these supplies: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That— 

2 (1) it is the policy of the United States Govern3 ment to ‘‘Buy American’’ products for public use 

4 when fiscally and reasonably possible, in accordance 

5 with the Buy American Act of 1933 (41 U.S.C. 

6 8301 et seq.); and 

7 (2) the Senate supports American manufac8 turing and strengthening our American manufac9 turing base. 

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