H.R. 5791: Buses, Rail Cars, Ferryboats: Make it in America Act of 2010
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H.R. 5791: Buses, Rail Cars, Ferryboats: Make it in America Act of 2010
111th Congress · introduced 2010-07-20 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2010-07-20 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-10] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Buses, Rail Cars, Ferryboats: Make it in America Act of 2010
Plain summary
Buses, Rail Cars, Ferryboats: Make it in America Act of 2010 - Eliminates certain waivers of Buy American requirements that the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) obligate federal funding for capital public transportation 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 project costs by more than 25%.)
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Official text
Buses, Rail Cars, Ferryboats: Make it in America Act of 2010
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-10] · 20 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Martin Heinrich (D-NM)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-10] reported raising $582,746 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111hr5791.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/hr>
Record fed-us-cong111-hr5791 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111