Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)
Build America, Buy America Compliance Act
A Democratic bill with 1 Republican cosponsor · See the cosponsor
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The Build America, Buy America Compliance Act requires the head of every Federal agency to submit an annual report to Congress and the Made in America Office. This report must track the implementation of the Build America, Buy America Act across all new and existing Federal infrastructure financial assistance programs. Agencies must identify which programs have fully implemented Buy America preference requirements and which have not. For those not yet compliant, the report must include a timeline and steps to achieve full implementation. Additionally, agencies are directed to work toward replacing general applicability waivers with specific, project-based waivers. This legislation aims to ensure taxpayer dollars support United States businesses and workers.
Yes· 3 of 9
- Scored +6
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?
The bill requires annual reports to be published in the Federal Register and mandates that all Buy America waivers be publicly accessible.
- Scored +5
Would business owners be better off under this?
The bill aims to signal market demand to trigger capital investments in domestic manufacturing capacities.
- Scored +5
Would union members be better off under this?
The bill intends to ensure that infrastructure projects utilize United States workers.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Job Creation and Economic Strength: The bill's intent is to ensure public works projects use materials and products from United States businesses and workers to create jobs and strengthen supply chains (Section 2, Subsection 1).
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Increased Transparency: The Act requires agencies to submit detailed reports identifying which infrastructure programs have or have not fully implemented Buy America requirements, which is then published in the Federal Register (Section 3).
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Enhanced National Security: Utilizing domestic materials for infrastructure is intended to enhance national security (Section 2, Subsection 1).
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Market Demand Signaling: By encouraging the use of ad hoc, project-specific waivers instead of general waivers, the bill aims to signal market demand to trigger new capital investments in domestic manufacturing capacities (Section 2, Subsection 5).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Project Delays: While the bill suggests that ad hoc, product-specific waivers are intended to ensure projects proceed without delay, the transition away from general applicability waivers could impact how agencies handle market limitations such as availability or cost (Section 2, Subsection 5).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would business owners be better off under this? — The bill aims to signal market demand to trigger capital investments in domestic manufacturing capacities. Would union members be better off under this? — The bill intends to ensure that infrastructure projects utilize United States workers. Would households on low incomes be better off under this? — Increased domestic manufacturing and job creation can provide more stable economic opportunities. Would people in rural areas be better off under this? — Increased domestic manufacturing capacity can benefit various regional economies across the country.
- Economy And Finance
- Is this likely to create jobs? — The bill seeks to ensure infrastructure projects utilize United States workers and businesses to create jobs. Does this make it easier to run a small business? — The bill aims to increase opportunities for United States businesses to produce materials and products for infrastructure.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see? — The bill requires annual reports to be published in the Federal Register and mandates that all Buy America waivers be publicly accessible.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Does this repair or build roads and bridges? — The bill focuses on the implementation of Buy America requirements for federal infrastructure financial assistance programs.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Does this make housing cost less? — By encouraging domestic manufacturing, the bill supports the economic foundation for housing-related infrastructure.
- 4/27/2026
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
Jim BanksRepublican · Indiana