3.0.0 2472 2022-02-08T23:19:35Z 2022-02-08T23:19:35Z House HR 2019-05-02 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 72 (Thursday, May 2, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LIPINSKI:H.R. 2472.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, United States Constitution.[Page H3441]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-05-02T13:02:15Z hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-05-02T13:02:10Z BuyAmerican.gov Act of 2019 116 1324 S 2019-05-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Identical bill CRS 2019-05-02 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2019-05-02 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2019-05-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-05-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000563 Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] Daniel Lipinski D IL William 3 N B001295 Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] Mike Bost R IL 12 2019-05-02 True F000466 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] Brian Fitzpatrick R PA K. 1 2019-06-24 False Government Operations and Politics Accounting and auditing Buy American requirements Congressional oversight Free trade and trade barriers Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Manufacturing Public contracts and procurement Trade restrictions Government Operations and Politics 00 2019-05-02 Introduced in House 2020-06-17T21:30:43Z BuyAmerican.gov Act of 2019

This bill directs the President and specified federal agencies to take steps to increase transparency and limit the use of waivers of Buy American laws. Generally, Buy American requires agencies to procure domestic goods.

The bill requires (1) the Department of Commerce to report periodically to Congress and the President on the implementation of, and compliance with, Buy American laws; (2) Commerce and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative to assess the impacts of all U.S. free trade agreements and the World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement on the operation of such laws; and (3) the General Services Administration (GSA) to establish a free, publicly available BuyAmerican.gov website. Public interest waivers from Buy American laws shall be construed to ensure the maximum utilization of goods, products, and materials produced in the United States.

The President shall develop a mechanism to collect information on requests to waive Buy American laws and other domestic content restrictions for purposes of providing early notice to possible waivers via the website. Executive agencies shall make information concerning the intention to issue a waiver or exception in connection with a federal procurement available to the GSA at least 20 days prior to waiving a Buy American law.

The Government Accountability Office shall report to Congress within two years of this bill's enactment describing the bill's implementation.

]]> BuyAmerican.gov Act of 2019 Display Title BuyAmerican.gov Act of 2019 Official Title as Introduced To strengthen Buy American requirements, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced BuyAmerican.gov Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr2472ih/xml/BILLS-116hr2472ih.xml 2019-05-02 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. 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.