Congressional Made in America Promise Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-194
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]
Introduced: 2013-01-04
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Buy American requirements

Congressional agencies

Congressional operations and organization

House of Representatives

Public contracts and procurement

Senate
Latest action: action_date: 2013-01-04
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-01-04
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Congressional Made in America Promise Act of 2013 - Amends the Buy American Act to apply Buy American requirements to articles, materials, and supplies acquired for the use of any legislative branch office, including the House of Representatives and the Senate, in the same manner as the Act applies with respect to articles, materials, and supplies acquired for the use of a department or independent establishment.</p> <p>Prescribes a special rule in the case of any product which bears an official congressional insignia (including a mark resembling an official seal) that is acquired for the use of a legislative branch office. Prohibits the head of such office from making a determination under the Act that it is inconsistent with the public interest to enter into a contract in accordance with the Act.</p> <p>Makes inapplicable to products with an official congressional insignia the exceptions to the Buy American rule for: (1) articles, materials, or supplies not mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available commercial quantities and of satisfactory quality; or (2) manufactured articles, materials, or supplies procured under any contract the award value of which is less than or equal to the micro-purchase threshold. (Thus applies the Buy American rule to any legislative branch office purchase of products with an official congressional insignia, without exception.)</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 194 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 4, 2013 Ms. Kaptur introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration , and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To clarify the applicability of the Buy American Act to products purchased for the use of the legislative branch, to prohibit the application of any of the exceptions to the requirements of such Act to products bearing an official Congressional insignia, and for other purposes.

1. Short Title This Act may be cited as the Congressional Made in America Promise Act of 2013 . 2. Applicability of Buy American Act to Legislative Branch; No Exceptions for Products Bearing Official Congressional Insignia (a) In general Section 8302 of title 41, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsection: (b) Clarification of Applicability to Articles, Materials, and Supplies for Use of Legislative Branch (1) Applicability to legislative branch Except as provided in paragraph (2), subsection (a) applies with respect to articles, materials, and supplies acquired for the use of any office in the legislative branch, including the House of Representatives and the Senate, in the same manner as such subsection applies with respect to articles, materials, and supplies acquired for the use of a department or independent establishment. (2) Special rule for products bearing official Congressional insignia In the case of any product which bears an official insignia (including a mark resembling an official seal) of the United States House of Representatives, the United States Senate, or the United States Congress and which is acquired for the use of an office of the legislative branch, the following shall apply: (A) The head of the office may not make a determination under subsection (a)(1) that it is inconsistent with the public interest to enter into a contract in accordance with this Act. (B) The exception under subparagraph (B) of subsection (a)(2) shall not apply. (C) The exception under subparagraph (C) of subsection (a)(2) shall not apply. . (b) Conforming Amendment Section 69 of the Revised Statutes of the United States ( 2 U.S.C. 109 ) is repealed. 3. Effective Date The amendments made by this Act shall take effect upon the expiration of the 180-day period which begins on the date of the enactment of this Act.