S. 732: BuyAmerican.gov Act of 2021

117th Congress · introduced 2021-03-11 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 586.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-03-11 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 586. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

BuyAmerican.gov Act of 2021

Plain summary

BuyAmerican.gov Act of 2021 This bill establishes requirements related to federal agencies granting waivers to Buy American laws (generally, laws that require or encourage the purchase of domestic goods in federal contracts and other activities) and addresses related issues. For example, before granting such a waiver, the agency must, with some exceptions, submit a request with certain information about the waiver to the General Services Administration, which shall make the request available for public comment for at least 15 days.

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Official text

BuyAmerican.gov Act of 2021

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] · 4 cosponsors

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Christopher Murphy (D-CT)

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Words on this page, explained (2)

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Public comment: A chance for anyone to tell a government agency what they think about a proposed rule or plan before it is final. Agencies must consider the comments they receive.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117s732.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/s>

Record fed-us-cong117-s732 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117