118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 1193Domestic Preferences for Building America Act

To prioritize United States contractors with respect to federally funded infrastructure projects, and for other purposes.

Government operations and politics
Introduced Feb 24, 2023
Last action Mar 3, 2023
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Referred
Mar 3, 2023
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Senate
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill prioritizes U.S. contractors with respect to certain federally funded infrastructure projects. Specifically, amounts made available through a program for federal financial assistance may be obligated for an infrastructure project with a value of $100 million or more only if the recipient of such amounts certifies that, in obligating the amounts subject to the occurrence of adequate competition, the recipient shall award contracts only to U.S. persons and qualified U.S. joint ventures; and the recipient shall not award contracts to an entity that is owned or controlled by a corporation based in a country that has been identified as a nonmarket economy country, was included by the...

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in House
Timeline · 6 actions
Mar 3, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy, Climate and Grid Security.
Feb 27, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Feb 27, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Feb 24, 2023
Introduced in House
Feb 24, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Feb 24, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.