US Congress House Bill 2188 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3)
Status: Introduced on May 23 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-05-23 - Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Pending: House Armed Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Amends military pay and allowance provisions to require footwear furnished to or obtained by allowance for enlisted members of the Armed Forces upon their initial entry into service to comply with Department of Defense (DOD) requirements concerning the procurement of products through domestic sources (Buy American requirements), without regard to the applicability of any simplified acquisition threshold. Provides an exception with respect to athletic footwear that is medically required to meet unique physiological needs that cannot be met by footwear complying with such procurement requirements.

To amend title 37, United States Code, to ensure that footwear furnished or obtained by allowance for enlisted members of the Armed Forces upon their initial entry into the Armed Forces complies with domestic source requirements.

Rep. Michael Michaud [D-ME]

Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]

Rep. Niki Tsongas [D-MA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-05-23	House	Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

SB1051 (Same As) 2013-05-23 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/2188/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr2188/BILLS-113hr2188ih.pdf