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H.R. 3645: American Jobs Preservation Act

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H.R. 3645: American Jobs Preservation Act

112th Congress · introduced 2011-12-13 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2011-12-13 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Sutton, Betty [D-OH-13] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. 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.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

American Jobs Preservation Act

Plain summary

American Jobs Preservation Act - Prohibits the Secretary of Transportation from issuing a public interest waiver of Buy American requirements under the highway, public transportation, aviation, or passenger rail programs before considering the potential impacts of that waiver on domestic manufacturing employment. Requires the Secretary to issue a statement detailing the short- and long-term impact of each of those public interest waivers on domestic manufacturing employment.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

American Jobs Preservation Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Sutton, Betty [D-OH-13] · 14 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Gary C. Peters (D-MI)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong112-hr3645 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112