[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 625 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 625

             Affirming the benefits of ``Buying American''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 17, 2020

  Mr. Scott of Florida (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mrs. Loeffler, Mr. 
Murphy, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Brown, Mrs. Capito, Ms. Smith, Mr. Peters, Ms. 
 Stabenow, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Hawley, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Reed, and Mrs. 
 Feinstein) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
         the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

                           December 21, 2020

   Committee discharged; considered, amended, and agreed to with an 
             amended preamble and an amendment to the title

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                               RESOLUTION


 
             Affirming the benefits of ``Buying American''.

Whereas, on July 15, 2019, President Donald J. Trump signed Executive Order 
        13881 titled ``Maximizing Use of American-Made Goods, Products, and 
        Materials'' (84 Fed. Reg. 34257), which would enforce the Buy American 
        Act of 1933 (41 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.) to the greatest extent permitted by 
        law;
Whereas, the Buy American Act of 1933 requires Federal agencies to procure 
        materials and products domestically--

    (1) when the materials are intended for public use within the United 
States; and

    (2) when the materials to be procured (or the materials from which they 
are manufactured) are present in the United States in sufficient and 
reasonably available commercial quantities of a satisfactory quality;

Whereas American-made products are developed under United States' regulations 
        and undergo testing to ensure their compliance with United States' 
        safety standards, which are among the highest standards in the world;
Whereas American-made products are produced by workers earning competitive wages 
        and working in safe working conditions;
Whereas purchasing American-made products supports the producers of those 
        products and their communities;
Whereas, according to the Manufacturing Institute, each dollar spent in sales of 
        manufactured products supports $1.33 in output from other sectors of the 
        economy;
Whereas, according to the Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation 
        Foundation, for every full-time job in manufacturing, there are 3.4 
        full-time equivalent jobs created in non-manufacturing industries;
Whereas, according to a 2017 poll conducted by Reuters and Ipsos, when buying 
        products, nearly 70 percent of Americans find it important that the 
        products they buy were made in the United States;
Whereas strengthening American manufacturing supports employment in the United 
        States, produces innovation and the seeds for future industries, and 
        supports the global competitiveness of the United States;
Whereas a strong American manufacturing base is an important component in 
        helping to revitalize the United States economy as it recovers from the 
        global COVID-19 pandemic;
Whereas a strong domestic supply chain for certain goods and close cooperation 
        with trusted allies can support national security and public safety;
Whereas the global COVID-19 pandemic presented significant challenges for the 
        globally interconnected supply chain of medical products and has 
        heightened the need for supply chain security of a variety of critical 
        materials and products; and
Whereas, regarding the manufacturing of critical medical supplies and products 
        essential to national security, national stockpiles and a healthy 
        domestic industrial base would help handle any future surge in need for 
        these supplies: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That--
            (1) it is the policy of the United States Government to 
        ``Buy American'' products for public use when fiscally and 
        reasonably possible, in accordance with the Buy American Act of 
        1933 (41 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.); and
            (2) the Senate supports American manufacturing and 
        strengthening our American manufacturing base.
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