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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 5735 

To require information about the motor vehicle plant in which vehicles are 

assembled for Federal procurement, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023 

Ms. STEVENS (for herself, Mr. KILDEE, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. 

THANEDAR, Mr. DELUZIO, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. POCAN, Ms. TITUS, Mr. 

LIEU, Ms. WILD, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. 

DEAN of Pennsylvania, Ms. HOYLE of Oregon, Mr. MAGAZINER, Ms. 

BUDZINSKI, Mr. GARAMENDI, Ms. PORTER, Mr. SORENSEN, Ms. KAPTUR, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. CARSON, Mrs. 

CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. MCGARVEY, and Mr. NORCROSS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Oversight and Accountability 

A BILL 

To require information about the motor vehicle plant in 

which vehicles are assembled for Federal procurement, 

and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Union Auto Workers 

5 Job Protection Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. LOCATION INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR BIDS AND 

2 CONTRACTS. 

3 (a) BID REQUIREMENTS.—The head of an executive 

4 agency shall require the following information be included 

5 with respect to any bid for a covered contract: 

6 (1) The mailing address of each motor vehicle 

7 plant in which any motor vehicle purchased under 

8 the contract is made or assembled. 

9 (2) If more than one motor vehicle plant is in10 cluded pursuant to paragraph (1), a description of 

11 what is made or assembled in each such motor vehi12 cle plant. 

13 (3) The average hourly wage of hourly employ14 ees employed by such motor vehicle assembly em15 ployer at each such motor vehicle plant. 

16 (4) The minimum hourly wage of hourly em17 ployees employed by such motor vehicle assembly 

18 employer at each such motor vehicle plant. 

19 (5) The maximum hourly wage of hourly em20 ployees employed by such motor vehicle assembly 

21 employer at each such motor vehicle plant. 

22 (6) The number of temporary non-permanent 

23 employees employed by such motor vehicle assembly 

24 employer at each such motor vehicle plant. 


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1 (7) A disclosure of any National Labor Rela2 tions Act violations by such motor vehicle assembly 

3 employer at each such motor vehicle plant. 

4 (8) A disclosure of any Occupational Safety and 

5 Health Administration violations by such motor vehi6 cle assembly employer at each such motor vehicle 

7 plant. 

8 (b) CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS.—The head of an ex9 ecutive agency shall require the following be included in 

10 any covered contract entered into by that agency: 

11 (1) The information provided in paragraphs (1) 

12 and (2) of subsection (a). 

13 (2) If an awardee of a covered contract seeks 

14 to make or assemble any motor vehicle in a motor 

15 vehicle plant other than what is included in the con16 tract pursuant to paragraph (1), the awardee must 

17 seek written permission from the relevant executive 

18 agency before any change of motor vehicle plant. 

19 (3) A request for written permission described 

20 in paragraph (2) shall include the information de21 scribed in paragraphs (3) through (8) of subsection 

22 (a) for the proposed motor vehicle plant. 

23 (4) If the awardee submits a request for written 

24 permission described in paragraph (2), on the same 

25 day the permission is requested, the awardee shall 


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1 notify any labor organization directly affected by 

2 such change of motor vehicle plant. 

3 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

4 (1) COVERED CONTRACT.—The term ‘‘covered 

5 contract’’ means a contract relating to the assembly 

6 of a vehicle. 

7 (2) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘executive 

8 agency’’ has the meaning given that term in section 

9 133 of title 41, United States Code, and includes the 

10 United States Postal Service. 

11 (3) LABOR ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘‘labor 

12 organization’’ has the meaning given that term in 

13 section 2 of the National Labor Relations Act (29 

14 U.S.C. 152). 

15 (4) MOTOR VEHICLE.—The term ‘‘motor vehi16 cle’’ has the meaning given that term in section 

17 30102 of title 49, United States Code. 

18 (5) MOTOR VEHICLE ASSEMBLY EMPLOYER.— 

19 The term ‘‘motor vehicle assembly employer’’ means 

20 an employer who employs employees to assemble 

21 motor vehicles at a motor vehicle assembly plant. 

22 (6) MOTOR VEHICLE PLANT.—The term ‘‘motor 

23 vehicle plant’’ means a location that makes or as24 sembles motor vehicles. 

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