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H.R. 5137: Buy America 2.0 Act

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H.R. 5137: Buy America 2.0 Act

115th Congress · introduced 2018-03-01 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1496)

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Follow this bill, step by step

  1. Where it came from: introduced 2018-03-01 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-13] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1496) 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

Buy America 2.0 Act

Plain summary

Buy America 2.0 Act This bill prohibits federal funding of a transportation or infrastructure project unless the steel, iron, and manufactured goods used for the project are produced in the United States, except where: (1) inconsistent with the public interest; (2) iron, steel, and the relevant manufactured goods are not produced in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available quantities and of a satisfactory quality; or (3) inclusion of iron, steel, and manufactured goods produced in the United States will increase the cost of the overall project by more than 25%. The bill revises and expands Buy America provisions pertaining to public transportation, rail loan and loan guarantees, and aviation. The bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to apply in all fiscal years (currently, FY2017) the prohibition on the use of funds for a public water system project that does not use iron and steel products produced in the United States.

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Official text

Buy America 2.0 Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-13] · 21 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Darren Soto (D-FL), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Donald Norcross (D-NJ), John Garamendi (D-CA), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-13] reported raising $2.9 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Fiscal year
The 12-month period a government uses for its budget. The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30 and is named for the calendar year in which it ends. Most states use July 1 to June 30.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr5137 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115