US Congress House Bill 613 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-1)
Status: Introduced on February 10 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-02-11 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Airports, Highways, High-Speed Rail, Trains, and Transit: Make it in America Act - Eliminates certain grounds for waiving Buy American requirements that the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) obligate federal funding for certain air navigation, highway, and rail activities and projects only if U.S. steel, iron, and manufactured goods are used in such projects. (Retains the current waiver of such Buy American requirements for any case where use of U.S. material will increase overall costs of a highway and roadway or highspeed rail project by more than 25%.) Revises waiver of Buy American requirements. Authorizes the Secretary to waive such requirements if the cost of U.S. components and subcomponents is: (1) more than 60% of the cost of all components of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) facilities or equipment or rolling stock (buses and light and heavy rail trains), as under current law, in the case of obligations made on or before December 31, 2011; (2) more than 80% of the cost of all components of such items in the case of obligations made during calendar 2012; or (3) 100% of the cost of all components of such items in the case of obligations made after December 31, 2013. Repeals the Secretary's authority to exempt Amtrak from Buy American requirements in certain circumstances.

Airports, Highways, High-Speed Rail, Trains, and Transit: Make it in America Act

Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]	Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]
Rep. John Duncan [R-TN]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]	Rep. Gene Green [D-TX]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]
Rep. Tim Holden [D-PA]	Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]	Rep. George Miller [D-CA]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]
Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]	Rep. Betty Sutton [D-OH]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-11	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
2011-02-11	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
2011-02-11	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
2011-02-10	House	Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

HB6216 (Related) 2012-07-27 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/613/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr613/BILLS-112hr613ih.pdf