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H.R. 4186: Patriotic Corporations of America Act of 2021

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H.R. 4186: Patriotic Corporations of America Act of 2021

117th Congress · introduced 2021-06-25 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-06-25 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. 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

Patriotic Corporations of America Act of 2021

Plain summary

Patriotic Corporations of America Act of 2021 This bill establishes new requirements for federal contracts, including Department of Defense contracts, with respect to issues of labor, environmental sustainability, taxes, and private equity firms. Specifically, the bill prohibits an executive agency from awarding a contract unless the offeror, among other requirements pays employees wages that meet certain minimums; agrees to sign a neutrality agreement with respect to efforts to form a labor organization and an agreement not to hire replacement workers in any strike; submits to the agency an actionable plan to address natural disasters and health crises, including policies and plans for paid family and medical leave and for whistleblower protections; and submits to the agency an actionable plan to recruit and promote people of color, women, LGBTQ+ people, people with disabilities, and veterans. The bill sets forth additional provisions to assure that the offeror meets specified requirements with respect to the payment of environmental penalties, federal income tax liability and financial performance, and a controlling private equity firm meeting certain labor and environmental requirements. The bill establishes specified contract preferences (e.g., in favor of an offeror that does not outsource jobs outside the United States and that has a collective bargaining agreement with employees).

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

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Official text

Patriotic Corporations of America Act of 2021

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] · 30 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Maxine Waters (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Nikema Williams (D-GA), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Kweisi Mfume (D-MD), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Mike Levin (D-CA), Darren Soto (D-FL), Judy Chu (D-CA), Ro Khanna (D-CA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] reported raising $415,385 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr4186 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117