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21st Century Buy American Act

USA117th CongressS-1726| Senate 
| Updated: 5/20/2021
Christopher Murphy

Christopher Murphy

Democratic Senator

Connecticut

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
21st Century Buy American Act This bill modifies domestic product preferences for federal acquisitions. The bill also allows the Department of Defense to make or guarantee loans to manufacturers under the Defense Production Act for specified uses, such as to increase the capacity to produce items that are vital to national security. The bill requires more than 60% of a product's cost to be from domestic components for the product to qualify as American for purposes of the Buy American Act. The bill narrows the circumstances under which the overseas use exception and the public interest exception to domestic content requirements may be made. The General Services Administration must maintain BuyAmerican.gov, which must include and make available to the public (1) information on all waivers and exceptions to domestic product preference laws requested, under consideration, or granted; and (2) publicly available contact information for the contracting agencies. No requested waiver of a domestic product preference law may be granted if (1) the request was not made available to the public, (2) the information available to the agency concerning the request was not made available to the public, or (3) no opportunity for public comment concerning the request was granted.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-4418
21st Century Buy American Act
May 20, 2021
Introduced in Senate
May 20, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
May 21, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-3380
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-4418
    21st Century Buy American Act


  • May 20, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 20, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.


  • May 21, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-3380
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

Government Operations and Politics

Related Bills

  • HR 117-3380: 21st Century Buy American Act
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresBuy American requirementsCongressional oversightDigital mediaGovernment information and archivesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesGovernment studies and investigationsInfrastructure developmentManufacturingMilitary procurement, research, weapons developmentPublic contracts and procurementPublic participation and lobbyingTransportation costsWater qualityWater use and supply

21st Century Buy American Act

USA117th CongressS-1726| Senate 
| Updated: 5/20/2021
21st Century Buy American Act This bill modifies domestic product preferences for federal acquisitions. The bill also allows the Department of Defense to make or guarantee loans to manufacturers under the Defense Production Act for specified uses, such as to increase the capacity to produce items that are vital to national security. The bill requires more than 60% of a product's cost to be from domestic components for the product to qualify as American for purposes of the Buy American Act. The bill narrows the circumstances under which the overseas use exception and the public interest exception to domestic content requirements may be made. The General Services Administration must maintain BuyAmerican.gov, which must include and make available to the public (1) information on all waivers and exceptions to domestic product preference laws requested, under consideration, or granted; and (2) publicly available contact information for the contracting agencies. No requested waiver of a domestic product preference law may be granted if (1) the request was not made available to the public, (2) the information available to the agency concerning the request was not made available to the public, or (3) no opportunity for public comment concerning the request was granted.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-4418
21st Century Buy American Act
May 20, 2021
Introduced in Senate
May 20, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
May 21, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-3380
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-4418
    21st Century Buy American Act


  • May 20, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 20, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.


  • May 21, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-3380
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Christopher Murphy

Christopher Murphy

Democratic Senator

Connecticut

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

Government Operations and Politics

Related Bills

  • HR 117-3380: 21st Century Buy American Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresBuy American requirementsCongressional oversightDigital mediaGovernment information and archivesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesGovernment studies and investigationsInfrastructure developmentManufacturingMilitary procurement, research, weapons developmentPublic contracts and procurementPublic participation and lobbyingTransportation costsWater qualityWater use and supply