H.R. 2423: Buy American Enhancement Act of 2011
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H.R. 2423: Buy American Enhancement Act of 2011
112th Congress · introduced 2011-07-06 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2011-07-06 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Buy American Enhancement Act of 2011
Plain summary
Buy American Enhancement Act of 2011 - Defines "substantially all" for purposes of Buy American requirements to mean that articles, materials, or supplies shall be treated as made substantially all from articles, materials, or supplies mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States if the cost of the domestic components of such items exceeds 75% of the total cost of all such items. Requires the head of each federal agency to ensure that certain contracts awarded by such agency include a provision requiring compliance with Buy American requirements. Defines "waiver" for purposes of Buy American requirements. Requires the head of each federal agency to publish on the agency website a list of each waiver of such requirements within 30 days after it is granted.
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Official text
Buy American Enhancement Act of 2011
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] · 0 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr2423.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>
Record fed-us-cong112-hr2423 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112