United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4809 (99th)
A bill to restore and improve the effectiveness of the Buy American Act in securing Federal procurement contracts for American business.
Introduced
13 May 1986
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Status
Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.
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4 February 2025
Summary
Amends the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 to repeal the authority in such Act to waive the Buy American Act. Requires Federal agencies to take tax losses and unemployment costs into account in determining the costs of awarding a contract to foreign competitors.
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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 13 May 1986
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/99th-congress/house-bill/4809
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/99/hr/4809