US HB5908 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on June 7 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-06-07 - Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Pending: House Oversight And Government Reform Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 7 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-06-07 - Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Pending: House Oversight And Government Reform Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Purchasing American Generates Employment Act - Prohibits a federal department or agency from using funds to procure any article or item of paper or paper products that are not grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced in the United States. Allows an exemption from such requirement: (1) if a department or agency head determines that satisfactory quality and sufficient quantity of such paper or paper products cannot be procured as and when needed at U.S. market prices; (2) for procurements outside the United States in support of combat or contingency operations or by vessels in foreign waters; and (3) for items purchased for resale in commissaries, exchanges, or certain facilities operated by the Department of Defense (DOD).
Title
Purchasing American Generates Employment Act
Sponsors
Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2012-06-07 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. |
Subjects
Buy American requirements
Government operations and politics
Materials
Public contracts and procurement
Government operations and politics
Materials
Public contracts and procurement
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/5908/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr5908/BILLS-112hr5908ih.pdf |