To amend chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code (popularly referred to as the Buy American Act) and certain other laws with respect to certain waivers under those laws, to provide greater transparency regarding exceptions to domestic sourcing requirements, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
114th Congress (2015–2017)
This bill was introduced on October 1, 2015, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Cicilline Introduces 21st Century Buy American Act to Promote U.S. Goods”
—
Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI1]
(Sponsor)
on Oct 2, 2015
History
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May 22, 2014
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 4724 (113th). |
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Oct 1, 2015
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Introduced
Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber. |
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Jan 17, 2018
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Reintroduced Bill —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 4812 (115th). |
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Aug 7, 2020
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Reintroduced Bill —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 7955 (116th). |
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May 20, 2021
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Reintroduced Bill —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 3380. |
H.R. 3670 (114th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
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Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 3670. This is the one from the 114th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 114th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 2015 to Jan 3, 2017. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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