3.0.0 1703 2020-02-14T19:19:49Z 2020-02-14T19:19:49Z House H HR 2011-05-03 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. VISCLOSKY:H.R. 1703.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 3 of Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution[Page H3000]]]> hshm00 Homeland Security Committee House Standing hshm09 Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability Subcommittee Referred to 2011-05-10T14:09:40Z Referred to 2011-05-03T14:02:20Z hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Referred to 2011-05-04T16:45:20Z hspw14 Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee Referred to 2011-05-04T16:45:08Z hspw12 Highways and Transit Subcommittee Referred to 2011-05-04T16:44:40Z hspw05 Aviation Subcommittee Referred to 2011-05-04T16:44:20Z Referred to 2011-05-03T14:02:15Z hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2011-05-03T14:02:25Z 2011-05-10 hshm09 Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Management. Committee 2011-05-04 hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Committee 2011-05-04 hspw14 Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. Committee 2011-05-04 hspw12 Highways and Transit Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. Committee 2011-05-04 hspw05 Aviation Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. Committee 2011-05-03 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Armed Services, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2011-05-03 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Armed Services, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 2011-05-03 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Armed Services, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2011-05-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-05-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress V000108 Rep. Visclosky, Peter J. [D-IN-1] PETER VISCLOSKY D IN J. 1 N M001151 Rep. Murphy, Tim [R-PA-18] Tim Murphy R PA 18 2011-05-03 True L000563 Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] Daniel Lipinski D IL William 3 2011-05-26 False H000712 Rep. Holden, Tim [D-PA-17] TIM HOLDEN D PA 17 2011-05-26 False D000607 Rep. Donnelly, Joe [D-IN-2] Joe Donnelly D IN 2 2011-06-14 False P000595 Rep. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI-9] Gary Peters D MI 9 2011-06-14 False K000336 Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10] DENNIS KUCINICH D OH J. 10 2011-06-15 False S001174 Rep. Sutton, Betty [D-OH-13] Betty Sutton D OH 13 2011-07-12 False K000009 Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] MARCY KAPTUR D OH 9 2011-07-18 False M001149 Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2] Michael Michaud D ME H. 2 2011-07-27 False C001081 Rep. Critz, Mark S. [D-PA-12] Mark Critz D PA S. 12 2011-08-01 False C001084 Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] David Cicilline D RI N. 1 2012-08-02 False Government Operations and Politics Administrative law and regulatory procedures Appropriations Aviation and airports Buy American requirements Department of Transportation Government buildings, facilities, and property Government information and archives Infrastructure development Intergovernmental relations Manufacturing Marketing and advertising Public contracts and procurement Public participation and lobbying Public transit Roads and highways State and local government operations Trade agreements and negotiations Transportation programs funding Government Operations and Politics 00 2011-05-03 Introduced in House 2011-06-01T18:31:27Z American Steel First Act of 2011 - Prohibits heads of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Department of Defense (DOD), and the Department of Transportation (DOT) from obligating or expending funds or providing financial assistance for projects for the construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of a public building or public work unless all of the iron and steel used in such project is produced in the United States.

Waives such prohibition in cases where: (1) the prohibition would be inconsistent with the public interest, (2) iron and steel are not produced in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available quantities of a satisfactory quality, or (3) inclusion of iron and steel produced in the United States will increase the cost of the overall project contract by more than 25%. Prohibits waivers by a department head for products produced in a foreign country that is determined by the U.S. Trade Representative to have violated the terms of an agreement with the United States by discriminating against products covered by the agreement that are produced in the United States.

Prohibits such department heads from imposing financial assistance restrictions on: (1) states that impose more stringent requirements on the use of iron and steel in foreign countries in projects carried out with such assistance, or (2) recipients that comply with such state imposed requirements.

Makes any person who intentionally mislabels or misrepresents a product used in a project under this Act as "Made in America" ineligible for another department contract from for six years.

Requires the Secretary of Transportation to: (1) publish a justification for a waiver of the prohibition against obligating funds to carry out the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982, highway projects, public transportation projects, or aviation programs unless the steel, iron, and manufactured products used are produced in the United States; and (2) provide for public notice and comment for such waiver.

]]> American Steel First Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced American Steel First Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced To require certain Federal agencies to use iron and steel produced in the United States in carrying out projects for the construction, alteration, or repair of a public building or public work, and for other purposes. Display Title American Steel First Act of 2011 Introduced in House 2011-05-03T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr1703ih/xml/BILLS-112hr1703ih.xml 2011-05-10 Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Management. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.