Keep Buying American Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-405
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI]
Introduced: 2019-02-07
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Buy American requirements

Congressional oversight

Government information and archives

Infrastructure development

Public contracts and procurement
Latest action: action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-02-07
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Keep Buying American Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill requires agencies to publish and submit to Congress specified reports regarding government preferences for using domestic materials.</p> <p>The bill applies to reports under Executive Order 13788, entitled <i>Buy American and Hire American</i>, which are currently submitted to the Department of Commerce and the Office of Management and Budget, and reports under Executive Order 13858, entitled <i>Strengthening Buy-American Preferences for Infrastructure Projects</i>, which are currently submitted to the President or the Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy. Previously submitted reports under <i>Buy American and Hire American</i> must also be published.</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 405 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 7, 2019 Ms. Stabenow (for herself, Ms. Baldwin , Ms. Smith , Mr. Murphy , and Mr. Merkley ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To require publication of the annual reports required under the Presidential Orders on Buy American and Hire American and Strengthening Buy-American Preferences for Infrastructure Projects.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Keep Buying American Act of 2019 . 2. Publication of annual reports on Buy American and Hire American compliance (a) In general The head of each agency required to submit reports under Executive Order 13788, entitled Buy American and Hire American , (or any successor order) shall make each report available to the public, and submit each report to Congress, at the same time the head of the agency submits the report to the Secretary of Commerce and Director of the Office of Management and Budget. (b) Publication of previous reports Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the head of each agency that was previously required to submit a report under Executive Order 13788 shall make each such report available to the public, and submit each such report to Congress. 3. Publication of reports identifying opportunities to maximize the use of Buy American principles The head of each agency required to submit a report under Executive Order 13858, entitled Strengthening Buy-American Preferences for Infrastructure Projects , (or any successor order) shall make the report available to the public, and submit the report to Congress, at the same time the head of the agency submits the report to the President or the Assistant to the President for Trade and Manufacturing Policy.