SPOONSS Act

Bill: 115-hr-3293
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-22]
Introduced: 2017-07-18
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Buy American requirements

Metals

Military procurement, research, weapons development

Public contracts and procurement
Latest action: action_date: 2017-07-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-07-18
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Support Procurement Of Our Nation's Stainless Steel Act of 2017 or the SPOONSS Act</b></p> <p> This bill prohibits funds appropriated or otherwise available to the Department of Defense from being used for the procurement of stainless steel flatware that has not been produced in the United States.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3293 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 18, 2017 Ms. Tenney (for herself and Mr. Lipinski ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend section 2533a of title 10, United States Code, to add stainless steel flatware to the list of covered items in such section.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Support Procurement Of Our Nation’s Stainless Steel Act of 2017 or the SPOONSS Act . 2. Addition of domestically produced stainless steel flatware to the Berry Amendment (a) In general Section 2533a(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) Stainless steel flatware. . (b) Effective date Section 2533a(b)(3) of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to contracts entered into after the date occurring 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act.